diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos-static-avalonia-native.yml b/.github/workflows/macos-static-avalonia-native.yml
index dd38545..00a1364 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos-static-avalonia-native.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos-static-avalonia-native.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Setup .NET for Avalonia header generation
+        uses: actions/setup-dotnet@v4
+        with:
+          dotnet-version: "8.0.x"
+
       - name: Build static AvaloniaNative
         run: bash ./scripts/build-macos-avalonia-native-static.sh
 
diff --git a/scripts/build-macos-avalonia-native-static.sh b/scripts/build-macos-avalonia-native-static.sh
index 1c57973..872a923 100644
--- a/scripts/build-macos-avalonia-native-static.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-macos-avalonia-native-static.sh
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ if [[ ! -d "$src/.git" ]]; then
   git clone --depth 1 --branch "$AVALONIA_VERSION" https://github.com/AvaloniaUI/Avalonia.git "$src"
 fi
 
+if [[ ! -f "$src/native/Avalonia.Native/inc/avalonia-native.h" ]]; then
+  bash "$src/native/Avalonia.Native/generate-headers.sh"
+fi
+
 project="$src/native/Avalonia.Native/src/OSX/Avalonia.Native.OSX.xcodeproj"
 include_dir="$src/native/Avalonia.Native/inc"
 build_dir="$WORK_DIR/avalonia-native-$RID"