diff --git a/.github/workflows/github_actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github_actions.yml
index 68f656d3f7..eebb8cebd3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github_actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github_actions.yml
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ jobs:
             nwchem_modules: "tinyqmpw python"
             fc: gfortran-10
             cc: gcc-10
+            use_libxc: 1
           - os: macos-10.15
             experimental: true 
             mpi_impl: openmpi