diff --git a/.github/workflows/clang-ast.yaml b/.github/workflows/clang-ast.yaml
index 1e4e9feb3..0c94b4fbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/clang-ast.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/clang-ast.yaml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           apt-get -y update
           apt-get -y install git llvm-dev libclang-dev clang make \
-                             libssl-dev libpcre2-dev libperl-dev
+                             libssl-dev libpcre2-dev libperl-dev \
+                             libphp-embed php-dev
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
@@ -54,3 +55,8 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ./configure perl
           make -j4 perl
+
+      - name: Build PHP language module
+        run: |
+          ./configure php
+          make -j4 php