diff --git a/.ci/lint-cpp.sh b/.ci/lint-cpp.sh
index e10d8040fde3..82c7c288cca4 100755
--- a/.ci/lint-cpp.sh
+++ b/.ci/lint-cpp.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,20 @@
 set -e -E -u -o pipefail
 
 echo "running include-what-you-use"
-cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_C_INCLUDE_WHAT_YOU_USE="include-what-you-use;-Xiwyu;any;-Xiwyu;iwyu;-Xiwyu;args" -DCMAKE_CXX_INCLUDE_WHAT_YOU_USE="include-what-you-use;-Xiwyu;any;-Xiwyu;iwyu;-Xiwyu;args" -G Ninja
-cmake --build build -j4 || true
+# cmake -B build -S . -DCMAKE_C_INCLUDE_WHAT_YOU_USE="include-what-you-use;-Xiwyu;any;-Xiwyu;iwyu;-Xiwyu;args" -DCMAKE_CXX_INCLUDE_WHAT_YOU_USE="include-what-you-use;-Xiwyu;any;-Xiwyu;iwyu;-Xiwyu;args" -G Ninja
+# cmake --build build -j4 || true
+cmake \
+    -B build \
+    -S . \
+    -DCMAKE_C_INCLUDE_WHAT_YOU_USE=include-what-you-use \
+    -DCMAKE_CXX_INCLUDE_WHAT_YOU_USE=include-what-you-use
+
+cmake \
+    --build build \
+    --target _lightgbm \
+    2>&1 \
+| tee ./logs.txt \
+| cat
 echo "done running include-what-you-use"
 
 # echo "running cpplint"