diff --git a/ci/run_build.sh b/ci/run_build.sh
index 515ee69feb3..ad5cefa15cd 100755
--- a/ci/run_build.sh
+++ b/ci/run_build.sh
@@ -73,19 +73,7 @@ build_cppcheck() {
 }
 
 build_drivers() {
-    # install the required packages and their dependencies
-    wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils-arm-none-eabi/15build1/+build/23239027/+files/binutils-arm-none-eabi_2.38-3ubuntu1+15build1_amd64.deb
-    sudo dpkg -i ./binutils-arm-none-eabi_2.38-3ubuntu1+15build1_amd64.deb
-
-    wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gcc-arm-none-eabi/15:10.3-2021.07-4/+build/22422757/+files/gcc-arm-none-eabi_10.3-2021.07-4_amd64.deb
-    sudo dpkg -i ./gcc-arm-none-eabi_10.3-2021.07-4_amd64.deb
-
-    wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/newlib/3.3.0-1.3/+build/22978164/+files/libnewlib-dev_3.3.0-1.3_all.deb
-    sudo dpkg -i ./libnewlib-dev_3.3.0-1.3_all.deb
-
-    wget https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/newlib/3.3.0-1.3/+build/22978164/+files/libnewlib-arm-none-eabi_3.3.0-1.3_all.deb
-    sudo dpkg -i ./libnewlib-arm-none-eabi_3.3.0-1.3_all.deb
-
+    sudo apt-get install -y gcc-arm-none-eabi libnewlib-arm-none-eabi
     make -j${NUM_JOBS} -C ./drivers -f Makefile
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/Makefile b/drivers/Makefile
index 92044779528..1dd37e08de2 100644
--- a/drivers/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/Makefile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ INCLUDES = -I../include/ \
 
 IIOD_FLAGS += -DIIO_SUPPORT
 
-CFLAGS = -c -Wall -Wformat=0 $(IIOD_FLAGS) $(INCLUDES)
+CFLAGS = -c -Wall -Wformat=0 -D__int64_t_defined=1 $(IIOD_FLAGS) $(INCLUDES)
 
 SRCS = $(shell find . $(SKIPDIR) -name '*.c')
 OBJS = $(SRCS:.c=.o)