diff --git a/.ci/build-linux-aarch64.sh b/.ci/build-linux-aarch64.sh
index fb7e6193a0..9021be00cd 100755
--- a/.ci/build-linux-aarch64.sh
+++ b/.ci/build-linux-aarch64.sh
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ cmake ..                                               \
     -DOpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE=LEGACY                      \
     -DLLVM_DIR=/opt/llvm/lib/cmake/llvm                \
     -DSTATIC_LINK_LLVM=ON                              \
+    -DBUILD_RPCS3_TESTS=ON                             \
+    -DRUN_RPCS3_TESTS=ON                               \
     -G Ninja
 
 ninja; build_status=$?;
diff --git a/.ci/build-linux.sh b/.ci/build-linux.sh
index a8d887e0d5..f5872a3ac6 100755
--- a/.ci/build-linux.sh
+++ b/.ci/build-linux.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ cmake ..                                               \
     -DOpenGL_GL_PREFERENCE=LEGACY                      \
     -DLLVM_DIR=/opt/llvm/lib/cmake/llvm                \
     -DSTATIC_LINK_LLVM=ON                              \
+    -DBUILD_RPCS3_TESTS=ON                             \
+    -DRUN_RPCS3_TESTS=ON                               \
     -G Ninja
 
 ninja; build_status=$?;
diff --git a/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh b/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh
index 0abbf1e602..61bcf9cf50 100644
--- a/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh
+++ b/.ci/build-mac-arm64.sh
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ mkdir build && cd build || exit 1
 export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.0
 
 "$BREW_X64_PATH/bin/cmake" .. \
+    -DBUILD_RPCS3_TESTS=OFF \
+    -DRUN_RPCS3_TESTS=OFF \
     -DUSE_SDL=ON \
     -DUSE_DISCORD_RPC=ON \
     -DUSE_VULKAN=ON \
diff --git a/.ci/build-mac.sh b/.ci/build-mac.sh
index 421ea4184a..2d87f9d60e 100644
--- a/.ci/build-mac.sh
+++ b/.ci/build-mac.sh
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ mkdir build && cd build || exit 1
 export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=14.0
 
 "$BREW_X64_PATH/bin/cmake" .. \
+    -DBUILD_RPCS3_TESTS=OFF \
+    -DRUN_RPCS3_TESTS=OFF \
     -DUSE_SDL=ON \
     -DUSE_DISCORD_RPC=ON \
     -DUSE_VULKAN=ON \