diff --git a/.github/workflows/handcomp-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/handcomp-tests.yml
index 0d65f389..7f28e6ea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/handcomp-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/handcomp-tests.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: OpenCilk/actions/build-opencilk-project@main
       with:
         projects: clang
+        extra_cmake_args: -DLLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD=host
         os_list: '${{ matrix.os }}'
     - name: make
       shell: bash
diff --git a/.github/workflows/small-cilkapps.yml b/.github/workflows/small-cilkapps.yml
index 64a6cce7..c29d2b58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/small-cilkapps.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/small-cilkapps.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: OpenCilk/actions/build-opencilk-project@main
       with:
         projects: clang
+        extra_cmake_args: -DLLVM_TARGETS_TO_BUILD=host
         os_list: '${{ matrix.os }}'
     - name: Build cheetah
       id: build-cheetah