diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index b56c02f..11c0af3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ jobs:
       with:
         toolchain: nightly
         target: ${{ env.TARGET }}
+        
+    # for some reason, the above action doesn't seem to set the target correctly
+    - name: Add rustup target
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        rustup target add x86_64-unknown-linux-musl
 
     - name: Install cargo-deb
       shell: bash