diff --git a/.github/workflows/ports_esp32.yml b/.github/workflows/ports_esp32.yml
index 8ee3f44d6a..578bf33af5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ports_esp32.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ports_esp32.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         ci_func:  # names are functions in ci.sh
           - esp32_build_cmod_spiram_s2
           - esp32_build_s3_c3
-          - esp32_build_c2_c6
+          - esp32_build_c2_c5_c6
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v5
diff --git a/tools/ci.sh b/tools/ci.sh
index 42d231c458..63eed15bea 100755
--- a/tools/ci.sh
+++ b/tools/ci.sh
@@ -237,10 +237,11 @@ function ci_esp32_build_s3_c3 {
     make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/esp32 BOARD=ESP32_GENERIC_C3
 }
 
-function ci_esp32_build_c2_c6 {
+function ci_esp32_build_c2_c5_c6 {
     ci_esp32_build_common
 
     make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/esp32 BOARD=ESP32_GENERIC_C2
+    make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/esp32 BOARD=ESP32_GENERIC_C5
     make ${MAKEOPTS} -C ports/esp32 BOARD=ESP32_GENERIC_C6
 }