diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index 8974926c9e1..aabb73acee2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ccache-prefix: ${{ matrix.distro }}
           vcs-file: dependencies.repos
-          upstream-args: --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+          upstream-args: --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DBUILD_PYTHON_INTERFACE=OFF
           target-path: target_ws/src
           target-args: --cmake-args -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DTESSERACT_ENABLE_TESTING=ON