diff --git a/.circleci/workflows.yml b/.circleci/workflows.yml
index 203656fcb378..b84e5033c40b 100644
--- a/.circleci/workflows.yml
+++ b/.circleci/workflows.yml
@@ -598,6 +598,17 @@ commands:
         # latest can also be used here
         default: *firefox-stable-version
     steps:
+      - run:
+          name: Update APT
+          command: |
+            if [[ $PLATFORM == 'linux' ]]; then
+              # on Arm, CI runs as non-root, on x64 CI runs as root but there is no sudo binary
+              if [[ `whoami` == 'root' ]]; then
+                apt-get update
+              else
+                sudo apt-get update
+              fi
+            fi
       - when:
           condition:
             not: