diff --git a/.github/workflows/builds-older.yaml b/.github/workflows/builds-older.yaml
index 2769674f26..04d1288931 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builds-older.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builds-older.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ jobs:
             LDFLAGS=$libevent_ldflags
         make -j
         make install
+        cd examples
+        make hello
     - name: Git clone PRRTE
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
@@ -83,6 +85,8 @@ jobs:
         ./configure --prefix=$RUNNER_TEMP/pmixinstall
         make -j
         make install
+        cd examples
+        make hello
     - name: Git clone PRRTE
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
@@ -127,6 +131,8 @@ jobs:
         CC=clang ./configure --prefix=$RUNNER_TEMP/pmixinstall
         make -j
         make install
+        cd examples
+        make hello
     - name: Git clone PRRTE
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with: