diff --git a/.github/workflows/github_actions.yml b/.github/workflows/github_actions.yml
index 4a475fb3d7..7e466e6910 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/github_actions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/github_actions.yml
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ jobs:
             nwchem_modules: "qmandpw qmd"
             fc: gfortran-11
             cc: gcc-11
+            use_libxc: -1
           - os: ubuntu-20.04
             experimental: true
             mpi_impl: mpich
diff --git a/travis/build_env.sh b/travis/build_env.sh
index b0c8b01c77..92eae5cf14 100755
--- a/travis/build_env.sh
+++ b/travis/build_env.sh
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ fi
         sudo  apt-get -y install gcc-11 gfortran-11 g++-11
     fi
     fi
+    if [[ "$USE_LIBXC" == "-1" ]]; then
+	sudo apt-get -y install libxc-dev
+    fi
     if [[ "$FC" == "ifort" ]] || [[ "$FC" == "ifx" ]]; then
         sh ./"$base".sh -a -c -s --action remove --install-dir $IONEAPI_ROOT   --eula accept
         sh ./"$hpc".sh -a -c -s --action remove --install-dir  $IONEAPI_ROOT  --eula accept
diff --git a/travis/nwchem.bashrc b/travis/nwchem.bashrc
index 3cefc4935f..0caba2edf3 100644
--- a/travis/nwchem.bashrc
+++ b/travis/nwchem.bashrc
@@ -188,3 +188,9 @@ if [[ "$FC" == "gfortran" ]]; then
      export NWCHEM_MODULES=$(echo $NWCHEM_MODULES |sed  's/xtb//')
    fi
 fi
+
+if [[ "$USE_LIBXC" == "-1" ]]; then
+    unset USE_LIBXC
+    export LIBXC_LIB=/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu
+    export LIBXC_INCLUDE=/usr/include
+fi