diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a44004e0f3..28c76db7de 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -247,7 +247,8 @@ jobs:
     - name: Test
       run: |
         pushd src/build
-        ./pyvenv/bin/meson test --suite xbox
+        ./pyvenv/bin/meson compile test-xbox
+        ./pyvenv/bin/meson test --suite xbox --no-rebuild
         popd
     - name: Report ccache stats
       run: ccache -s
diff --git a/tests/xbox/dsp/meson.build b/tests/xbox/dsp/meson.build
index 65b8f999ef..410cf124b9 100644
--- a/tests/xbox/dsp/meson.build
+++ b/tests/xbox/dsp/meson.build
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ test('xbox-mcpx-dsp', exe,
      args: ['--tap', '-k'],
      protocol: 'tap',
      suite: ['xbox', 'xbox-mcpx', 'xbox-mcpx-dsp'])
+
+alias_target('test-xbox', exe)