diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_fluid_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/build_fluid_docs.yml
index 124ee77db8..2e5fdeceda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_fluid_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_fluid_docs.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ jobs:
         sudo apt-get install -y libwayland-dev wayland-protocols libdbus-1-dev libxkbcommon-dev libpango1.0-dev libgtk-3-dev
         sudo apt-get install -y doxygen
         sudo apt-get install -y doxygen-latex
+        sudo apt-get install -y xvfb
+        sudo apt-get install -y x11-xkb-utils xfonts-100dpi xfonts-75dpi xfonts-scalable xfonts-cyrillic x11-apps
 
 ## Use the following line when 1.10.0 becomes available on Ubuntu. On 4/14/24 it's 1.9.2
 #        sudo apt-get install -y doxygen=1.10.0
@@ -67,7 +69,8 @@ jobs:
       working-directory: ${{github.workspace}}/build
       shell: bash
       run: |
-        startx
+        Xvfb :19 -screen 0 1024x768x16 &
+        export DISPLAY=:19
         cmake --build . --config Debug --target fluid_docs
         cmake --build . --config Debug --target fluid_pdf
         ls $GITHUB_WORKSPACE/fluid/documentation