diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 6032d1960bc08..2cde3f90328a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Check Pull Request
         run: |
           echo "::add-matcher::nuttx/.github/nxstyle.json"
+          python -m venv .venv
+          source .venv/bin/activate
           pip install cmake-format
           cd nuttx
           commits="${{ github.event.pull_request.base.sha }}..HEAD"