diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-openssl.yml b/.github/workflows/update-openssl.yml
index fe85f8955f7..95ae8887a2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-openssl.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-openssl.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   openssl-update:
     if: github.repository == 'nodejs/node'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-slim
+    # Cannot use ubuntu-slim here because the update script requires Docker
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd  # v6.0.2
         with: