diff --git a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
index 811fa2783..2d102a3e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ubuntu.yml
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ jobs:
     container: ghcr.io/nlohmann/json-ci:v2.2.0
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: environment
+        run:  source /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
       - name: cmake
         run: cmake -S . -B build -DJSON_CI=On
       - name: build
diff --git a/cmake/ci.cmake b/cmake/ci.cmake
index 12a7fe7b5..4dbf63ce0 100644
--- a/cmake/ci.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ci.cmake
@@ -840,7 +840,6 @@ endforeach()
 ###############################################################################
 
 add_custom_target(ci_icpc
-    COMMAND . /opt/intel/oneapi/setvars.sh
     COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
         -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -GNinja
         -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=icc -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=icpc