diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-short-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-short-tests.yml
index a31eec6bb..08df1c07c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-short-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-short-tests.yml
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ jobs:
 
   qemu-consistency:
     name: QEMU ${{ matrix.name }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false  # 'false' means Don't stop matrix workflows even if some matrix failed.
       matrix: