diff --git a/.github/workflows/centos7-system-deps-build.yml b/.github/workflows/centos7-system-deps-build.yml
index 21f3e6355..2c2277e5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/centos7-system-deps-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/centos7-system-deps-build.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 name: Centos7 CI (build dependencies)
-
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash -ieo pipefail {0}
 on:
   push:
     branches: