diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
index b3b2fe2..990a566 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-build.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,25 @@ jobs:
         args: --all-features --tests --benches
         name: lint
 
+  cargo-c:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: Install cargo-c
+      run: |
+        cargo install cargo-c
+    - name: Run cargo-c
+      run: |
+        cargo cinstall --all-features \
+                       --prefix=$HOME/av_metrics_deploy
+    - name: Run cargo-c tests
+      run: |
+        export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$HOME/av_metrics_deploy/lib/pkgconfig
+        cd av_metrics/c-example
+        gcc `pkg-config --static --cflags --libs av_metrics` test.c -o test
+        ./test
+
+
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -51,19 +70,3 @@ jobs:
       run: cargo test --all-features
     - name: Generate docs
       run: cargo doc --all-features --no-deps
-    - name: Install cargo-c
-      if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
-      run: |
-        cargo install cargo-c
-    - name: Run cargo-c
-      if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
-      run: |
-        rm -rf $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/target
-        cargo cinstall --prefix=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/av_metrics_deploy
-    - name: Run cargo-c tests
-      if: matrix.platform == 'ubuntu-latest'
-      run: |
-        export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/av_metrics_deploy/lib/pkgconfig
-        cd av_metrics/c-example
-        gcc `pkg-config --cflags --libs av_metrics` test.c -o test
-        ./test