diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index f9bce131..4af186ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout repository
       uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+    - name: Check LD_PRELOAD file existence
+    run: |
+      if [ ! -f "/__t/CodeQL/2.17.0/x64/codeql/tools/linux64/${LIB}_${PLATFORM}_trace.so" ]; then
+        echo "Error: LD_PRELOAD file not found"
+        exit 1
+      fi
+
+    - name: Install CMake
+      run: sudo apt-get install cmake  # Adjust based on your package manager
+
     # Initializes the CodeQL tools for scanning.
     - name: Initialize CodeQL
       uses: github/codeql-action/init@v3