diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 6525b33d..177cd897 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,11 @@ jobs:
           git config --global --add safe.directory \
               /__w/pkcs11-provider/pkcs11-provider
           git submodule update --init
-          CC=${{ matrix.compiler }} meson setup builddir
+          if [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then
+            CC=${{ matrix.compiler }} meson setup builddir
+          else
+            CC=${{ matrix.compiler }} meson setup builddir -Denable_explicit_EC_test=true
+          fi
       - name: Build and Test
         if : ( steps.nss-version-check.outputs.skiptest != 'true' )
         run: |
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 7e7b9bee..20ce4bdf 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@ option('preload_libasan',
        type: 'string',
        value: 'no',
        description: 'Path to libasan.so to preload')
+
+option('enable_explicit_EC_test',
+       type: 'boolean',
+       value: false,
+       description: 'Enable explicit EC tests')
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index abbdaa62..52280dbc 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ if nss_softokn.found()
   endif
 endif
 
+if get_option('enable_explicit_EC_test')
+  conf_env.set('ENABLE_EXPLICIT_EC_TEST', '1')
+endif
+
 setup_script=find_program('setup.sh')
 foreach suite : ['softokn', 'softhsm', 'kryoptic', 'kryoptic.nss']
   test(
@@ -47,6 +51,10 @@ test_env = environment({
   'TESTBLDDIR': meson.current_build_dir(),
 })
 
+if get_option('enable_explicit_EC_test')
+  test_env.set('ENABLE_EXPLICIT_EC_TEST', '1')
+endif
+
 valgrind = find_program('valgrind', required: false)
 if valgrind.found()
   add_test_setup('valgrind',
@@ -96,6 +104,7 @@ if get_option('b_sanitize') == 'address'
   endif
 endif
 
+
 test_programs = {
   'tsession': ['tsession.c'],
   'tgenkey': ['tgenkey.c'],
diff --git a/tests/setup.sh b/tests/setup.sh
index c11d6628..c6f27e50 100755
--- a/tests/setup.sh
+++ b/tests/setup.sh
@@ -309,8 +309,8 @@ echo "${ECPRI2URI}"
 echo "${ECCRT2URI}"
 echo ""
 
-if [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then
-    title PARA "explicit EC unsupported on Fedora/EL"
+if [ -z "${ENABLE_EXPLICIT_EC_TEST}" ]; then
+    title PARA "explicit EC unsupported"
 elif [ "${TOKENTYPE}" == "softokn" ]; then
     title PARA "explicit EC unsupported with softokn"
 else
diff --git a/tests/tecxc b/tests/tecxc
index f0b2e708..202e0cd9 100755
--- a/tests/tecxc
+++ b/tests/tecxc
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2023 Simo Sorce <simo@redhat.com>
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-# On Fedora/EL completely removed support for explicit EC from libcrypto,
-# so skip the test completely
-if [ -f /etc/redhat-release ]; then
-    exit 0
+# Some distributions completely removed support for explicit EC from libcrypto.
+# If `-Denable_explicit_EC_test=true` is not set, skip the test.
+if [ -z "${ENABLE_EXPLICIT_EC_TEST}" ]; then
+    exit 77
 fi
 
 source "${TESTSSRCDIR}/helpers.sh"