diff --git a/tools/ci/gha-install-vectfit.sh b/tools/ci/gha-install-vectfit.sh
index 48c59e5aac..8444c3036b 100755
--- a/tools/ci/gha-install-vectfit.sh
+++ b/tools/ci/gha-install-vectfit.sh
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ cd $HOME
 git clone -b $XTENSOR_BLAS_BRANCH $XTENSOR_BLAS_REPO
 cd xtensor-blas && mkdir build && cd build && cmake .. && sudo make install
 
+# Install wheel (remove when vectfit supports installation with build isolation)
+pip install wheel
+
 # Install vectfit
 cd $HOME
 git clone https://github.com/liangjg/vectfit.git