diff --git a/.github/workflows/builds.yml b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
index 1a4a99c176..328faa8e50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
@@ -1229,7 +1229,7 @@ jobs:
     name: AlmaLinux 9 (Minimal/Recommended Build)
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     container: almalinux:9
-    needs: [prepare-deps, prepare-cbindgen]
+    needs: [ubuntu-22-04-dist]
     steps:
       # Cache Rust stuff.
       - name: Cache cargo registry
@@ -1241,36 +1241,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Determine number of CPUs
         run: echo CPUS=$(nproc --all) >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
-      - name: Install git dependencies
+      - name: Download suricata.tar.gz
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@70fc10c6e5e1ce46ad2ea6f2b72d43f7d47b13c3
+        with:
+          name: dist
+      - run: tar xf suricata-*.tar.gz --strip-components=1
+
+      # Some packages are not in the script, but documented as they differ
+      # based on variant/version of RHEL.
+      - name: Install prerequisites not covered by script
         run: |
-          dnf -y install \
-            sudo \
-            git \
-            libtool \
-            which
-
-      - name: Install Almalinux 9 extra repositories
-        run : |
-          dnf -y update
-          dnf -y install dnf-plugins-core epel-release
+          dnf -y install sudo dnf-plugins-core epel-release
           dnf config-manager --set-enabled crb
 
-
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/install-cbindgen
-      - run: git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/suricata/suricata
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0
-      
       - name: Install minimal dependencies
         run: ./scripts/docs-almalinux9-minimal-build.sh
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8
-      - run: git config --global --add safe.directory /__w/suricata/suricata
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0
-        with:
-          name: prep
-          path: prep
-      - run: ./autogen.sh
       - run: CFLAGS="${DEFAULT_CFLAGS}" ./configure
       - run: make -j ${{ env.CPUS }}
       - run: ./src/suricata --build-info # check if we can run Suricata
diff --git a/scripts/docs-almalinux9-minimal-build.sh b/scripts/docs-almalinux9-minimal-build.sh
index 2b569ff72d..546c7e447a 100755
--- a/scripts/docs-almalinux9-minimal-build.sh
+++ b/scripts/docs-almalinux9-minimal-build.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 # Serves for RPM-based docs and is verified by Github Actions
 
 # install-guide-documentation tag start: Minimal RPM-based dependencies
-sudo dnf install -y rustc cargo cbindgen
-sudo dnf install -y gcc gcc-c++ jansson-devel libpcap-devel \
+sudo dnf install -y cargo gcc jansson-devel libpcap-devel \
     libyaml-devel make pcre2-devel zlib-devel
-# install-guide-documentation tag end: Minimal RPM-based dependencies
\ No newline at end of file
+# install-guide-documentation tag end: Minimal RPM-based dependencies