diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index d164f08e41..39f7a4b13a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -770,6 +770,8 @@ jobs:
             if [[ "${MATRIX_INSTALL_PACKAGES}" = *'libgss-dev'* ]]; then
               TFLAGS+=' ~2077 ~2078'  # memory leaks from Curl_auth_decode_spnego_message() -> gss_init_sec_context()
             fi
+          elif [ "${TEST_TARGET}" != 'test-ci' ]; then
+            TFLAGS+=' --buildinfo'  # only test-ci sets this by default, set it manually for test-torture
           fi
           [ -f ~/venv/bin/activate ] && source ~/venv/bin/activate
           if [[ "${MATRIX_INSTALL_STEPS}" = *'codeset-test'* ]]; then
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index 56d895f6ab..739809d47a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -497,6 +497,9 @@ jobs:
           TFLAGS: '${{ matrix.build.tflags }}'
         run: |
           TFLAGS="-j20 ${TFLAGS}"
+          if [ "${TEST_TARGET}" != 'test-ci' ]; then
+            TFLAGS+=' --buildinfo'  # only test-ci sets this by default, set it manually for test-torture
+          fi
           source ~/venv/bin/activate
           if [[ "${MATRIX_INSTALL_STEPS}" = *'codeset-test'* ]]; then
             locale || true