diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux-build.yml b/.github/workflows/linux-build.yml
index b897a345f562..dbdcf3222656 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-build.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ jobs:
     env:
       CCACHE_DIR: "${{ github.workspace }}/.ccache"
       VELOX_DEPENDENCY_SOURCE: SYSTEM
+      GTest_SOURCE: BUNDLED
       simdjson_SOURCE: BUNDLED
       xsimd_SOURCE: BUNDLED
       CUDA_VERSION: "12.4"
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1dd401d3e147..064e78eab273 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ include_directories(SYSTEM velox/external)
 
 # these were previously vendored in third-party/
 if(NOT VELOX_DISABLE_GOOGLETEST)
-  set(GTest_SOURCE AUTO)
+  set_source(GTest)
   resolve_dependency(GTest)
   set(VELOX_GTEST_INCUDE_DIR
       "${gtest_SOURCE_DIR}/googletest/include"