diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 56371b5d..085538c9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -102,13 +102,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions-rs/cargo@v1
         with: { command: ci-check-linux }
 
-      # Increase ulimit for io-uring
-      - name: locked-in-memory size
-        if: > 
-          matrix.target.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
-        run:
-          ulimit -l 512
-
       - name: tests
         if: >
           matrix.target.os != 'ubuntu-latest'
@@ -120,6 +113,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: tests
         if: matrix.target.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: |
+          sudo bash -c "ulimit -l 512"
           cargo ci-test
           cargo ci-test-rt-linux
           cargo ci-test-server-linux