diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-ppc64-cpu-gcc.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-ppc64-cpu-gcc.yml
index 0f71243db91e..404fa999ab8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-ppc64-cpu-gcc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-ppc64-cpu-gcc.yml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         export PATH=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/qemu-install/bin:$PATH
         cd build
-        TESTS_EXECUTABLE_LOADER=qemu-ppc64le TESTS_EXECUTABLE_LOADER_ARGUMENTS="-L;/usr/powerpc64le-linux-gnu" ctest --output-on-failure -j 2
+        TESTS_EXECUTABLE_LOADER=qemu-ppc64le TESTS_EXECUTABLE_LOADER_ARGUMENTS="-L;/usr/powerpc64le-linux-gnu;-cpu;power8_v2.0" ctest --output-on-failure -j 2
   linux-gcc-power9le-vsx:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
@@ -164,4 +164,4 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         export PATH=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/qemu-install/bin:$PATH
         cd build
-        TESTS_EXECUTABLE_LOADER=qemu-ppc64le TESTS_EXECUTABLE_LOADER_ARGUMENTS="-L;/usr/powerpc64le-linux-gnu" ctest --output-on-failure -j 2
+        TESTS_EXECUTABLE_LOADER=qemu-ppc64le TESTS_EXECUTABLE_LOADER_ARGUMENTS="-L;/usr/powerpc64le-linux-gnu;-cpu;power9_v2.0" ctest --output-on-failure -j 2