diff --git a/vlib/v/compiler_errors_test.v b/vlib/v/compiler_errors_test.v
index a42a9660ae..2d7f5d69de 100644
--- a/vlib/v/compiler_errors_test.v
+++ b/vlib/v/compiler_errors_test.v
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ fn test_all() {
 	tasks.add('', module_dir, '-prod run', '.out', module_tests, true)
 	tasks.add('', run_dir, 'run', '.run.out', run_tests, false)
 	tasks.add('', skip_unused_dir, 'run', '.run.out', skip_unused_dir_tests, false)
-	if github_job.starts_with('ubuntu') {
+	if os.user_os() == 'linux' {
 		tasks.add('', skip_unused_dir, '-d no_backtrace -skip-unused run', '.skip_unused.run.out',
 			skip_unused_dir_tests, false)
-	}            
+	}
 	tasks.run()
 	if github_job == 'ubuntu-tcc' {
 		// these should be run serially, since they depend on setting and using environment variables