diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml b/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml
index a47f704..1d18120 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-desktop.yml
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y \
             libwebkit2gtk-4.1-dev libappindicator3-dev librsvg2-dev patchelf \
-            autoconf autoconf-archive automake libtool pkg-config
+            autoconf autoconf-archive automake libtool pkg-config mold
 
       # Static linking via vcpkg — avoids runtime dependency on system ICU/harfbuzz.
       # Without this, the binary links against the build host's libicuuc.so.70