diff --git a/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
index 8d88da302..862159435 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spellcheck.yml
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - run: sudo apt-get install aspell
       - run: make spellcheck