diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 804731d..3007f8a 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         run: |
+          command -v git >/dev/null 2>&1 || {
+            apt-get update -qq && apt-get install -yqq --no-install-recommends git >/dev/null
+          }
           git clone --depth 1 --branch "${GITHUB_REF_NAME}" \
             "https://oauth2:${{ github.token }}@${GITHUB_SERVER_URL#https://}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}.git" .