diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_debug.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_debug.yml
index 90f50238270..b1520800a6b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_debug.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_debug.yml
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 18
           cache: npm
 
-      - name: Update the npm-bundled version of node-gyp
-        run: | # https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/blob/main/docs/Updating-npm-bundled-node-gyp.md
-          npm -v
-          npm explore npm/node_modules/@npmcli/run-script -g -- npm_config_global=false npm install node-gyp@latest
+      - name: Force npm to use global installed node-gyp
+        run: | # https://github.com/nodejs/node-gyp/blob/main/docs/Force-npm-to-use-global-node-gyp.md
+          npm install --global node-gyp@latest
+          npm config set node_gyp $(npm prefix -g)/lib/node_modules/node-gyp/bin/node-gyp.js
 
       - name: Install NPM Dependencies
         run: npm ci