diff --git a/.github/workflows/root-ci-config/buildconfig/global.txt b/.github/workflows/root-ci-config/buildconfig/global.txt
index 9d5ae07dda6e3..dbc9d76db4719 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/root-ci-config/buildconfig/global.txt
+++ b/.github/workflows/root-ci-config/buildconfig/global.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ arrow=OFF
 asan=OFF
 asimage=ON
 asserts=OFF
-builtin_afterimage=OFF
+builtin_afterimage=ON
 builtin_cfitsio=OFF
 builtin_clang=ON
 builtin_cling=ON