diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
index 90f76fad2a..02622cf64b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-publish.yml
@@ -74,8 +74,7 @@ jobs:
         # GCC 4.8.5 in manylinux2014 container doesn't support c11 atomic. This caused issues with the `ring` crate that causes TLS to fail
         container: messense/manylinux_2_24-cross:aarch64
         args: --profile release-lto --out dist --sdist
-      env:
-        JEMALLOC_SYS_WITH_LG_PAGE: 16
+        before-script-linux: export JEMALLOC_SYS_WITH_LG_PAGE=16
 
     - name: Build wheels - Mac aarch64
       if: ${{ (matrix.os == 'macos') && (matrix.compile_arch == 'aarch64')  }}