diff --git a/ci/test-nightly.sh b/ci/test-nightly.sh
index 1402afc063..ab92737f5f 100755
--- a/ci/test-nightly.sh
+++ b/ci/test-nightly.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ maybe_cargo_install() {
   done
 }
 
+# Run program/native/bpf_loader's bench with bpf_c feature
+(
+  set -x
+  cd "programs/native/bpf_loader"
+  echo --- program/native/bpf_loader bench --features=bpf_c
+  cargo bench --verbose --features="bpf_c" -- --nocapture
+)
+
 maybe_cargo_install cov
 
 # Generate coverage data and report via unit-test suite.
diff --git a/ci/test-stable.sh b/ci/test-stable.sh
index 62de6a0741..304de44f66 100755
--- a/ci/test-stable.sh
+++ b/ci/test-stable.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ _ cargo clippy -- --deny=warnings
 for test in tests/*.rs; do
   test=${test##*/} # basename x
   test=${test%.rs} # basename x .rs
-  _ cargo test --verbose --jobs=1 --test="$test"
+  _ cargo test --verbose --jobs=1 --test="$test" --features="bpf_c"
 done
 
 # Run native program's tests
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ for program in programs/native/*; do
   )
 done
 
+# Run program/native/bpf_loader's test with bpf_c feature
+(
+  set -x
+  cd "programs/native/bpf_loader"
+  echo --- program/native/bpf_loader test --features=bpf_c
+  cargo test --verbose --features="bpf_c"
+)
+
 # Build the HTML
 export PATH=$CARGO_HOME/bin:$PATH
 maybe_install mdbook