diff --git a/.github/workflows/sitl_tests.yml b/.github/workflows/sitl_tests.yml
index 5ee92f0eb6..6378b043f1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sitl_tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sitl_tests.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
       with:
         token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+    - name: Download MAVSDK
+      run: wget https://github.com/mavlink/MAVSDK/releases/download/v0.23.0/mavsdk_0.23.0_ubuntu18.04_amd64.deb
+    - name: Install MAVSDK
+      run: dpkg -i mavsdk_0.23.0_ubuntu18.04_amd64.deb
     - name: Install psutil
       run: pip3 install psutil
     - name: Build PX4 in SITL integration test mode