diff --git a/.github/workflows/apple.yml b/.github/workflows/apple.yml
index fc035f2afe..bd4767e558 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/apple.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/apple.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ jobs:
           "executorch"
           "coreml_backend"
           "mps_backend"
+          "optimized_backend"
           "portable_backend"
           "quantized_backend"
           "xnnpack_backend"