diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh b/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
index 8ca30cb8d5f..c37423581d1 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels-dependencies.sh
@@ -111,23 +111,16 @@ function install_rav1e {
             suffix+="-generic"
         fi
     fi
-
-    curl -sLo - \
-        https://github.com/xiph/rav1e/releases/download/v$RAV1E_VERSION/librav1e-$RAV1E_VERSION-$suffix.tar.gz \
-        | tar -C $BUILD_PREFIX -zxf -
-
-    if [ -z "$IS_MACOS" ]; then
-        sed -i 's/-lgcc_s/-lgcc_eh/g' "${BUILD_PREFIX}/lib/pkgconfig/rav1e.pc"
-    fi
+    local out_dir=$(fetch_unpack https://github.com/xiph/rav1e/releases/download/v$RAV1E_VERSION/librav1e-$RAV1E_VERSION-$suffix.tar.gz)
 
     # Force libavif to treat system rav1e as if it were local
     mkdir -p /tmp/cmake/Modules
     cat <<EOF > /tmp/cmake/Modules/Findrav1e.cmake
     add_library(rav1e::rav1e STATIC IMPORTED GLOBAL)
     set_target_properties(rav1e::rav1e PROPERTIES
-        IMPORTED_LOCATION "$BUILD_PREFIX/lib/librav1e.a"
+        IMPORTED_LOCATION "$out_dir/lib/librav1e.a"
         AVIF_LOCAL ON
-        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "$BUILD_PREFIX/include/rav1e"
+        INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES "$out_dir/include/rav1e"
     )
 EOF
 }