diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 548a167127..a0c2c39d4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -674,6 +674,8 @@ jobs:
   #node hi.js
   #    - name: Test v binaries
   #      run: ./v build-vbinaries
+      - name: Build examples
+        run: ./v build-examples
       - name: v2 self compilation
         run: .\v.exe -o v2.exe cmd/v && .\v2.exe -o v3.exe cmd/v
 
diff --git a/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v b/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v
index 8dca75d1f4..27889914bc 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/modules/testing/common.v
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ pub fn new_test_session(_vargs string) TestSession {
 		skip_files << 'examples/websocket/ping.v' // requires OpenSSL
 		skip_files << 'examples/websocket/client-server/client.v' // requires OpenSSL
 		skip_files << 'examples/websocket/client-server/server.v' // requires OpenSSL
+		$if tinyc {
+			skip_files << 'examples/database/orm.v' // try fix it
+		}
 	}
 	if testing.github_job != 'ubuntu-tcc' {
 		skip_files << 'examples/wkhtmltopdf.v' // needs installation of wkhtmltopdf from https://github.com/wkhtmltopdf/packaging/releases