diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_basic.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_basic.yml
index b30bfed4c8..34e7b187f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_basic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_basic.yml
@@ -126,6 +126,11 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install -y clang cmake libnuma-dev lcov
 
+    - name: Install hwloc
+      if: matrix.disable_hwloc == 'OFF'
+      run: |
+        sudo apt-get install -y libhwloc-dev
+
     - name: Install TBB apt package
       if: matrix.install_tbb == 'ON'
       run: |
@@ -144,9 +149,6 @@ jobs:
       if: matrix.compiler.cxx == 'g++-7'
       run: sudo apt-get install -y ${{matrix.compiler.cxx}}
 
-    - name: Install libhwloc
-      run: .github/scripts/install_hwloc.sh
-
     - name: Get UMF version
       run: |
         VERSION=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 | grep -oP '\d+\.\d+\.\d+')
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable_compatibility.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable_compatibility.yml
index f90416a7da..12ad0bf109 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable_compatibility.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable_compatibility.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install apt packages
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update
-        sudo apt-get install -y clang cmake hwloc libnuma-dev libtbb-dev
+        sudo apt-get install -y clang cmake hwloc libhwloc-dev libnuma-dev libtbb-dev
 
     - name: Checkout "tag" UMF version
       uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ jobs:
         ref: refs/tags/${{inputs.tag}}
         path: ${{github.workspace}}/tag_version
 
-    - name: Install libhwloc
-      working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/tag_version
-      run: .github/scripts/install_hwloc.sh
-
     - name: Checkout latest UMF version
       uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
       with: