diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-dependencies/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-dependencies/action.yml
index e0e779d6d19..82a47c730e7 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-dependencies/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-dependencies/action.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Set MATLAB_HOME
       run: |
-        echo "MATLAB_HOME=/usr/local/MATLAB/R2023b/bin" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        echo "MATLAB_HOME=/opt/hostedtoolcache/MATLAB/2023.2.999/x64" >> $GITHUB_ENV
       shell: bash
       if: matrix.language == 'matlab' && runner.os == 'Linux'
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 79e3eea41d3..c2c81d401ad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ jobs:
             language: python
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             language: js
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            language: matlab
 
           - os: windows-latest
             language: python
diff --git a/matlab/Makefile b/matlab/Makefile
index 282665a19a4..01d21b4a39e 100644
--- a/matlab/Makefile
+++ b/matlab/Makefile
@@ -131,8 +131,6 @@ clean::
 	rm -rf $(lang_srcdir)/toolbox/toolbox.prj
 	rm -rf $(lang_srcdir)/toolbox/info.xml
 
-all:: $(icetoolbox_file)
-
 toolbox:: $(icetoolbox_file)
 
 endif