diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b1c8672af4e623..4c8fed552b5d04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -248,13 +248,14 @@ jobs:
 
   build_ubuntu_ssltests:
     name: 'Ubuntu SSL tests with OpenSSL'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     timeout-minutes: 60
     needs: check_source
     if: needs.check_source.outputs.run_tests == 'true'
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04]
         openssl_ver: [3.0.15, 3.1.7, 3.2.3, 3.3.2]
     env:
       OPENSSL_VER: ${{ matrix.openssl_ver }}
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ./multissl/openssl/${{ env.OPENSSL_VER }}
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-multissl-openssl-${{ env.OPENSSL_VER }}
+        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-multissl-openssl-${{ env.OPENSSL_VER }}
     - name: Install OpenSSL
       if: steps.cache-openssl.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: python3 Tools/ssl/multissltests.py --steps=library --base-directory $MULTISSL_DIR --openssl $OPENSSL_VER --system Linux
@@ -454,7 +455,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ./multissl/openssl/${{ env.OPENSSL_VER }}
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-multissl-openssl-${{ env.OPENSSL_VER }}
+        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-multissl-openssl-${{ env.OPENSSL_VER }}
     - name: Install OpenSSL
       if: steps.cache-openssl.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: python3 Tools/ssl/multissltests.py --steps=library --base-directory $MULTISSL_DIR --openssl $OPENSSL_VER --system Linux
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-ubuntu.yml
index d27653925342ed..b2ac6f6127d883 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-ubuntu.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ jobs:
   build_ubuntu_reusable:
     name: 'build and test'
     timeout-minutes: 60
-    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-22.04]
     env:
       OPENSSL_VER: 3.0.15
       PYTHONSTRICTEXTENSIONBUILD: 1
@@ -34,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/cache@v4
       with:
         path: ./multissl/openssl/${{ env.OPENSSL_VER }}
-        key: ${{ runner.os }}-multissl-openssl-${{ env.OPENSSL_VER }}
+        key: ${{ matrix.os }}-multissl-openssl-${{ env.OPENSSL_VER }}
     - name: Install OpenSSL
       if: steps.cache-openssl.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
       run: python3 Tools/ssl/multissltests.py --steps=library --base-directory $MULTISSL_DIR --openssl $OPENSSL_VER --system Linux