diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index f797828d..a6b00419 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -103,4 +103,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: REUSE compliance
-        uses: fsfe/reuse-action@v5
+        # `reuse` CLI instead of fsfe/reuse-action: the latter is a Docker
+        # action, which the host-executor runners cannot run. `reuse` is baked
+        # into the runner image (see container/Containerfile).
+        run: reuse lint