diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/cpp.yml
index 93bc723cd4304..b3ee95bc32e14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpp.yml
@@ -141,7 +141,15 @@ jobs:
           path: .docker
           key: ${{ matrix.image }}-${{ hashFiles('cpp/**') }}
           restore-keys: ${{ matrix.image }}-
-      - name: Setup Python
+      - name: Setup Python on hosted runner
+        if: |
+          matrix.runs-on == 'ubuntu-latest'
+        uses: actions/setup-python@f677139bbe7f9c59b41e40162b753c062f5d49a3 # v5.2.0
+        with:
+          python-version: 3
+      - name: Setup Python on self-hosted runner
+        if: |
+          contains(matrix.runs-on, 'self-hosted')
         run: |
           sudo apt update
           sudo apt install -y --no-install-recommends python3 python3-dev python3-pip