diff --git a/ci/test-checks.sh b/ci/test-checks.sh
index 9d60586e8a..03ddeea0c4 100755
--- a/ci/test-checks.sh
+++ b/ci/test-checks.sh
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ _ ci/do-audit.sh
       cd "$project"
       _ "$cargo" nightly clippy -- --deny=warnings --allow=clippy::missing_safety_doc
       _ "$cargo" stable fmt -- --check
-      _ "$cargo" nightly test
     )
   done
 }
diff --git a/ci/test-stable.sh b/ci/test-stable.sh
index 17f4e0802a..1d7cbc1bce 100755
--- a/ci/test-stable.sh
+++ b/ci/test-stable.sh
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ test-stable-perf)
   # BPF solana-sdk legacy compile test
   ./cargo-build-bpf --manifest-path sdk/Cargo.toml
 
-  # BPF program tests
+  # BPF Program unit tests
+  "$cargo" stable test --manifest-path programs/bpf/Cargo.toml
+  cargo-build-bpf --manifest-path programs/bpf/Cargo.toml --bpf-sdk sdk/bpf
+
+  # BPF program system tests
   _ make -C programs/bpf/c tests
   _ "$cargo" stable test \
     --manifest-path programs/bpf/Cargo.toml \
diff --git a/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/src/main.rs b/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/src/main.rs
index 1a2580922e..9ea688a9b7 100644
--- a/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/src/main.rs
+++ b/sdk/cargo-build-bpf/src/main.rs
@@ -401,8 +401,14 @@ fn build_bpf(config: Config, manifest_path: Option<PathBuf>) {
         .packages
         .iter()
         .filter(|package| {
-            package.manifest_path.with_file_name("Xargo.toml").exists()
-                && metadata.workspace_members.contains(&package.id)
+            if metadata.workspace_members.contains(&package.id) {
+                for target in package.targets.iter() {
+                    if target.kind.contains(&"cdylib".to_string()) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            false
         })
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();
 
diff --git a/sdk/cargo-test-bpf/src/main.rs b/sdk/cargo-test-bpf/src/main.rs
index 209b956498..fa0bb3c166 100644
--- a/sdk/cargo-test-bpf/src/main.rs
+++ b/sdk/cargo-test-bpf/src/main.rs
@@ -152,8 +152,14 @@ fn test_bpf(config: Config, manifest_path: Option<PathBuf>) {
         .packages
         .iter()
         .filter(|package| {
-            package.manifest_path.with_file_name("Xargo.toml").exists()
-                && metadata.workspace_members.contains(&package.id)
+            if metadata.workspace_members.contains(&package.id) {
+                for target in package.targets.iter() {
+                    if target.kind.contains(&"cdylib".to_string()) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            false
         })
         .collect::<Vec<_>>();