diff --git a/.github/workflows/llext.yml b/.github/workflows/llext.yml
index 43a0b8d5a3e3..21b812b47600 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/llext.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/llext.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ jobs:
         platform: [mtl, lnl]
 
     steps:
+      - name: free space
+        run: |
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/ghc
+
       - name: git clone sof
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/zephyr.yml b/.github/workflows/zephyr.yml
index 51c0576f5743..b53fc367f5bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zephyr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zephyr.yml
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ jobs:
           filter: 'tree:0'
           path: ./workspace/sof
 
+      - name: free space
+        run: |
+          sudo rm -rf /usr/share/dotnet
+          sudo rm -rf /opt/ghc
+
       - name: west clones
 
         run: pip3 install west && cd workspace/sof/ && west init -l &&