diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 4bb6d041b904..ba8374657f5f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -77,10 +77,9 @@ jobs:
     # From Sam's prototype
     # https://github.com/sebrowne/Trilinos/blob/f6119bf7906aba7ecde4027733ef93af872f96a0/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
     - run: |
-        mkdir -p trilinos_build
-        cd trilinos_build
-        cmake -DTrilinos_ENABLE_ALL_PACKAGES=OFF -DTrilinos_ENABLE_Tpetra=ON -DTrilinos_ENABLE_Muelu=ON -DTrilinos_ENABLE_Epetra=OFF -DTPL_ENABLE_Boost=OFF -DTrilinos_ENABLE_SEACAS=OFF ..
-        make -j4
+        find /__w/_tool/CodeQL/2.15.1/x64/codeql/tools/linux64
+        bash -l -c "mkdir trilinos_build && cd trilinos_build && cmake -G Ninja -DTrilinos_ENABLE_ALL_PACKAGES=OFF -DTrilinos_ENABLE_Tpetra=ON -DTrilinos_ENABLE_Muelu=ON -DTrilinos_ENABLE_Epetra=OFF -DTPL_ENABLE_Boost=OFF -DTrilinos_ENABLE_SEACAS=OFF .."
+        bash -l -c "cd trilinos_build && ninja"
 
     - name: Perform CodeQL Analysis
       uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@v2