diff --git a/.github/workflows/getdeps_linux.yml b/.github/workflows/getdeps_linux.yml
index a604ac60b2e..8fe904a1771 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/getdeps_linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/getdeps_linux.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ on: [push, pull_request]
 
 jobs:
   build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    runs-on: 16-core
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - name: Fetch boost