diff --git a/.github/actions/build_cmake/action.yml b/.github/actions/build_cmake/action.yml
index 664770c139..ad3811f473 100644
--- a/.github/actions/build_cmake/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/build_cmake/action.yml
@@ -36,12 +36,7 @@ runs:
 
         # install base packages for ARM64
         if [ "${{ runner.arch }}" = "ARM64" ]; then
-          # installing libmamba-solver is necessary for openblas=*=*openmp*
-          conda install --solver=classic conda-forge::conda-libmamba-solver conda-forge::libmamba conda-forge::libmambapy conda-forge::libarchive
-
-          # installing openblas that was compiled with USE_OPENMP=1.
-          # Context: https://github.com/facebookresearch/faiss/wiki/Troubleshooting#surprising-faiss-openmp-and-openblas-interaction
-          conda install -y -q -c conda-forge openblas=*=*openmp* gxx_linux-aarch64 sysroot_linux-aarch64
+          conda install -y -q -c conda-forge openblas gxx_linux-aarch64 sysroot_linux-aarch64
         fi
 
         # install base packages for X86_64
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5c6fee5142..6fb2c7018f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/build_cmake
         with:
           opt_level: sve
+        env:
+          # Context: https://github.com/facebookresearch/faiss/wiki/Troubleshooting#surprising-faiss-openmp-and-openblas-interaction
+          OPENBLAS_NUM_THREADS: '1'
   linux-x86_64-conda:
     name: Linux x86_64 (conda)
     needs: linux-x86_64-cmake