diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c0158389..faa835ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -118,22 +118,19 @@ jobs:
           apt-get -o Acquire::Retries=10 -qq update
           apt-get -o Acquire::Retries=10 -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install -y --no-install-recommends cargo
         if: startsWith(matrix.container, 'ubuntu') || startsWith(matrix.container, 'debian')
-      - name: Install requirements (fedora/almalinux)
+      - name: Install requirements (fedora/almalinux/centos)
         run: |
           set -euxo pipefail
-          dnf=dnf
-          if ! type -P dnf &>/dev/null; then
-            dnf=microdnf
+          if type -P dnf &>/dev/null; then
+            dnf install -y cargo
+          elif type -P microdnf &>/dev/null; then
+            # tar and gzip are required for actions/checkout on *-minimal images
+            microdnf install -y cargo tar gzip
+          else
+            curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --profile minimal --default-toolchain stable
+            echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >>"${GITHUB_PATH}"
           fi
-          # tar and gzip are required for actions/checkout on almalinux:*-minimal
-          $dnf install -y cargo tar gzip
-        if: startsWith(matrix.container, 'fedora') || startsWith(matrix.container, 'almalinux')
-      - name: Install requirements (centos)
-        run: |
-          set -euxo pipefail
-          curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y --profile minimal --default-toolchain stable
-          echo "$HOME/.cargo/bin" >>"${GITHUB_PATH}"
-        if: startsWith(matrix.container, 'centos')
+        if: startsWith(matrix.container, 'fedora') || startsWith(matrix.container, 'almalinux') ||  startsWith(matrix.container, 'centos')
       - name: Install requirements (alpine)
         run: |
           set -eux