diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index fba3577..20f1cb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Windows" ]; then
             export PATH="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/.nim_runtime/bin:$HOME/.nimble/bin:$PATH"
           fi
-          nimble build -y
+          nimble buildffi -y
 
       - name: Run allocation tests
         shell: bash
diff --git a/ffi.nimble b/ffi.nimble
index 9639a5c..3086130 100644
--- a/ffi.nimble
+++ b/ffi.nimble
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ requires "taskpools"
 
 const nimFlags = "--mm:orc -d:chronicles_log_level=WARN"
 
-task build, "Compile the library":
-  exec "nim c " & nimFlags & " --noMain ffi.nim"
+task buildffi, "Compile the library":
+  exec "nim c " & nimFlags & " --app:lib --noMain ffi.nim"
 
 task test, "Run all tests":
   exec "nim c -r " & nimFlags & " tests/test_alloc.nim"