diff --git a/.github/actions/install-linux-deps/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-linux-deps/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e345217053
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/install-linux-deps/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# This action installs a few dependencies necessary to build RustPython on Linux.
+# It can be configured depending on which libraries are needed:
+#
+# ```
+# - uses: ./.github/actions/install-linux-deps
+#   with:
+#     gcc-multilib: true
+#     musl-tools: false
+# ```
+#
+# See the `inputs` section for all options and their defaults. Note that you must checkout the
+# repository before you can use this action.
+#
+# This action will only install dependencies when the current operating system is Linux. It will do
+# nothing on any other OS (macOS, Windows).
+
+name: Install Linux dependencies
+description: Installs the dependencies necessary to build RustPython on Linux.
+inputs:
+  gcc-multilib:
+    description: Install gcc-multilib (gcc-multilib)
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+  musl-tools:
+    description: Install musl-tools (musl-tools)
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+  gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu:
+    description: Install gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu (gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu)
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+  clang:
+    description: Install clang (clang)
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Install Linux dependencies
+      shell: bash
+      if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
+      run: >
+        sudo apt-get update
+
+        sudo apt-get install
+        ${{ fromJSON(inputs.gcc-multilib) && 'gcc-multilib' || '' }}
+        ${{ fromJSON(inputs.musl-tools) && 'musl-tools' || '' }}
+        ${{ fromJSON(inputs.clang) && 'clang' || '' }}
+        ${{ fromJSON(inputs.gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu) && 'gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu' || '' }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 0848d59295..a659be6e32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -217,7 +217,11 @@ jobs:
           target: i686-unknown-linux-gnu
 
       - name: Install gcc-multilib and musl-tools
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install gcc-multilib musl-tools
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-linux-deps
+        with:
+          gcc-multilib: true
+          musl-tools: true
+
       - name: Check compilation for x86 32bit
         run: cargo check --target i686-unknown-linux-gnu ${{ env.CARGO_ARGS_NO_SSL }}
 
@@ -244,7 +248,10 @@ jobs:
           target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
 
       - name: Install gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
-        run: sudo apt install gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-linux-deps
+        with:
+          gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu: true
+
       - name: Check compilation for aarch64 linux gnu
         run: cargo check --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu ${{ env.CARGO_ARGS_NO_SSL }}
 
@@ -597,8 +604,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
       - name: Setup Wasmer
         uses: wasmerio/setup-wasmer@v3
+
       - name: Install clang
-        run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install clang -y
+        uses: ./.github/actions/install-linux-deps
+        with:
+          clang: true
+
       - name: build rustpython
         run: cargo build --release --target wasm32-wasip1 --features freeze-stdlib,stdlib --verbose
       - name: run snippets