diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_python.yml b/.github/workflows/release_python.yml
index 99ea4b858754..0be9b6e8ed20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_python.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_python.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
           - { os: ubuntu-latest, target: "armv7l" }
     env:
       # Workaround ring 0.17 build issue
-      CFLAGS_aarch64_unknown_linux_gnu: "-D__ARM_ARCH=8"
+      CC_aarch64_unknown_linux_gnu: "cc"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Setup Rust toolchain