diff --git a/.github/workflows/gcc.yml b/.github/workflows/gcc.yml
index 2f48eb2eb66..b417927760a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gcc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gcc.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ jobs:
             -DAMReX_ENABLE_TESTS=ON     \
             -DAMReX_FORTRAN=ON          \
             -DAMReX_PARTICLES=ON        \
+            -DAMReX_PARTICLES_PRECISION=SINGLE \
             -DAMReX_SPACEDIM=3
         cmake --build build -j 2