diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
index df43ab0079..3a671b2275 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependenices
         run: sudo apt-get install -y gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu protobuf-compiler
       - name: Build binary
-        run: export CARGO_TARGET_AARCH64_UNKNOWN_LINUX_GNU_LINKER='aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc' && RUSTFLAGS='-C target-feature=+crt-static' cargo build --release --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+        run: RUSTFLAGS='-C target-feature=+crt-static -C linker=aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc' cargo build --release --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
       - name: Rename binary
         run: cp -pv target/aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/numaflow numaflow-rs-linux-arm64
       - name: Upload numaflow binary