diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
index 700c45ec639..eeb961b9853 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly.yml
@@ -839,7 +839,6 @@ jobs:
           repository: phpredis/phpredis
           path: redis
       - name: git checkout xdebug
-        if: false
         uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           repository: xdebug/xdebug
@@ -901,7 +900,6 @@ jobs:
           ./configure --prefix=/opt/php --with-php-config=/opt/php/bin/php-config
           make -j$(/usr/bin/nproc)
       - name: build xdebug
-        if: false
         run: |
           cd xdebug
           /opt/php/bin/phpize