diff --git a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
index f4ee02c1a..88a903daa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/smoke.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
         check-latest: true
 
     - name: build
-      run: make bin-docker
+      run: make bin-docker CGO_ENABLED=1 BUILD_ARGS=-race
 
     - name: setup docker image
       working-directory: ./.github/workflows/smoke
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a70e4ae41..795f42f44 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ smoke-relay-docker: bin-docker
 	cd .github/workflows/smoke/ && ./smoke-relay.sh
 
 smoke-docker-race: BUILD_ARGS = -race
+smoke-docker-race: CGO_ENABLED = 1
 smoke-docker-race: smoke-docker
 
 .FORCE: