diff --git a/.github/workflows/ports_esp32.yml b/.github/workflows/ports_esp32.yml
index c1eedf18a9..6872b9d12d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ports_esp32.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ports_esp32.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         ci_func:  # names are functions in ci.sh
-          - esp32_build_cmod_s2
+          - esp32_build_cmod_spiram_s2
           - esp32_build_s3_c3
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
diff --git a/tools/ci.sh b/tools/ci.sh
index 60cd0be6c5..b71862273d 100755
--- a/tools/ci.sh
+++ b/tools/ci.sh
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ function ci_esp32_build_common {
     make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/esp32 submodules
 }
 
-function ci_esp32_build_cmod_s2 {
+function ci_esp32_build_cmod_spiram_s2 {
     ci_esp32_build_common
 
     make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/esp32 \
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ function ci_esp32_build_cmod_s2 {
     # Test building native .mpy with xtensawin architecture.
     ci_native_mpy_modules_build xtensawin
 
+    make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/esp32 BOARD=ESP32_GENERIC BOARD_VARIANT=SPIRAM
     make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/esp32 BOARD=ESP32_GENERIC_S2
 }