diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 5b3d90ea00..7f1ea5a5eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -235,8 +235,9 @@ jobs:
             install_packages: zlib1g-dev clang libtsan2
             install_steps: pytest openssl-tsan
             CFLAGS: -fsanitize=thread -g
-            LDFLAGS: -fsanitize=thread -Wl,-rpath,/home/runner/openssl/lib
-            configure: CC=clang --with-openssl=/home/runner/openssl --enable-debug
+            LDFLAGS: -fsanitize=thread
+            CC: clang
+            generate: -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR=/home/runner/openssl -DENABLE_DEBUG=ON -DENABLE_CURLDEBUG=OFF
 
           - name: 'memory-sanitizer'
             install_packages: clang