diff --git a/.github/workflows/of.yml b/.github/workflows/of.yml
index 0b061e34b39..5959e1063ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/of.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/of.yml
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: ./scripts/ci/msys2/install.sh --msystem=${{ matrix.msystem }}
 
+    - name: LS
+      shell: bash
+      run: ls -alfR
+
     - name: Build
       run: ./scripts/ci/msys2/build.sh
 
diff --git a/scripts/dev/download_libs.sh b/scripts/dev/download_libs.sh
index 40d64c79b9d..b7b19762a29 100755
--- a/scripts/dev/download_libs.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev/download_libs.sh
@@ -358,7 +358,16 @@ for PKG in $PKGS; do
         unzip -qo download/$PKG
         # rm -r download/$PKG
     else
-        tar xjf download/$PKG
+
+        # FIXME: this if can be removed after this is fixed properly on apothecary, see:
+        # https://github.com/openframeworks/openFrameworks/issues/8206
+        
+        if [ "$PLATFORM" == "linux" && [ [ "$ARCH" == "aarch64" ] || [ "$ARCH" == "armv7l" ] || [ "$ARCH" == "armv6l" ] ] ]; then
+            echo "tar xjfv download/$PKG  --strip-components=1"
+            tar xjf download/$PKG --strip-components=1
+        else
+            tar xjfv download/$PKG
+        fi
         # rm -r download/$PKG
     fi
     echo " Deployed libraries from [download/$PKG] to [/libs]"