diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
index 49525f97..f4ff9e4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-linux.yml
@@ -31,17 +31,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Rebuild CCL
         run: |
           cd ccl
-          git describe
-          ./lx86cl64 --batch -e '(progn
-                                   (print (ccl::ccl-directory))
-                                   (print (ccl::local-git-revision)))' </dev/null
           ./lx86cl64 --batch --quiet -n -e '(rebuild-ccl :clean t)' </dev/null
-          # see if it works to start up the just-compiled lisp
+          # Now see if it works to start up the just-compiled lisp.
+          # Note that "git describe" doesn't work in a shallow clone
+          # (because we don't have any tags), so we don't expect to see the
+          # usual version like "Version 1.12.2 (v1.12.2-27-gae44c6ad)" in the
+          # welcome banner.
           ./lx86cl64 --batch -n </dev/null
 
-      - name: Bail out
-        run: exit 1
-    
       - name: Check out tests
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: