diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yaml b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
index da69976f1..9048cdde1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yaml
@@ -346,6 +346,15 @@ jobs:
           cc -o bzpipe bzpipe.c target/${{matrix.target}}/release/deps/libbz2_rs.so -I ../
           ./bzpipe < Cargo.toml | ./bzpipe -d > out.txt
           cmp -s Cargo.toml out.txt
+      - name: "cdylib: no stdlib"
+        env:
+          LD_LIBRARY_PATH: "target/${{matrix.target}}/release/deps"
+        working-directory: libbzip2-rs-sys-cdylib
+        run: |
+          cargo build --release --target ${{matrix.target}} --no-default-features
+          cc -DNO_STD -o bzpipe bzpipe.c target/${{matrix.target}}/release/deps/libbz2_rs.so -I ../
+          ./bzpipe < Cargo.toml | ./bzpipe -d > out.txt
+          cmp -s Cargo.toml out.txt
       - name: "staticlib: no stdio"
         env:
           LD_LIBRARY_PATH: "target/${{matrix.target}}/release/deps"