diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/pr-checks.yml b/.gitea/workflows/pr-checks.yml
index 57dc269..1df823f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/pr-checks.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/pr-checks.yml
@@ -45,8 +45,15 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      # `packages: ''` is load-bearing, not tidying. The action's own default is
+      # `tools` -- a package Google has REMOVED from the SDK repository -- so the
+      # default makes `sdkmanager tools` exit 1 and the step fails before a line
+      # of this repo is compiled. It is redundant here regardless: the next step
+      # installs exactly what the build targets.
       - name: Set up Android SDK
         uses: android-actions/setup-android@v3
+        with:
+          packages: ''
 
       # Install exactly what the build targets so it never depends on AGP's
       # build-time auto-download. `yes |` accepts any license prompts; `set