diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 47b03c171db..a7e012fcd16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: modflow6
         run: nc-config --libs
 
+      - name: Show pkg-config libs
+        working-directory: modflow6
+        run: pkg-config netcdf-fortran --libs
+
       - name: Build modflow6
         working-directory: modflow6
         run: |