diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-qt.yml b/.github/workflows/build-qt.yml
index 6b247f1b..6211c4c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-qt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-qt.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get install build-essential qt5-default libqt5gui5 libboost1.74-dev libminiupnpc-dev libssl-dev zlib1g-dev
     - name: build application
       run: |
+        make -j3 USE_AVX=no USE_AESNI=no USE_UPNP=yes DEBUG=no mk_obj_dir libi2pd.a libi2pdclient.a
         cd qt/i2pd_qt
         qmake
-        make USE_AVX=no USE_AESNI=no USE_UPNP=yes -j3
+        make -j3