diff --git a/.github/workflows/job-test-in-lima.yml b/.github/workflows/job-test-in-lima.yml
index 4690f83766d..27d3fae765e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/job-test-in-lima.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/job-test-in-lima.yml
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ jobs:
           docker info
           docker version
 
+      - name: "Init: install br-netfilter in the guest VM"
+        run: |
+          lima sudo modprobe br-netfilter
+
       - name: "Init: expose GitHub Runtime variables for gha"
         uses: crazy-max/ghaction-github-runtime@3cb05d89e1f492524af3d41a1c98c83bc3025124  # v3.1.0