diff --git a/.github/workflows/non-native.yml b/.github/workflows/non-native.yml
index e31d2c85f6..56d817a082 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/non-native.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/non-native.yml
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ jobs:
             bld/src/curl --disable --version
             if [ "${MATRIX_ARCH}" = 'x86_64' ]; then  # Slow on emulated CPU
               time cmake --build bld --target testdeps
-              export TFLAGS='-j8'
+              export TFLAGS='-j8 !WebSockets'
               time cmake --build bld --target test-ci
             fi
             echo '::group::build examples'