diff --git a/src/ci/github-actions/jobs.yml b/src/ci/github-actions/jobs.yml
index ee10e36e1c37c..b0ec2d981908b 100644
--- a/src/ci/github-actions/jobs.yml
+++ b/src/ci/github-actions/jobs.yml
@@ -683,15 +683,18 @@ auto:
       CODEGEN_BACKENDS: llvm,cranelift
     <<: *job-windows
 
+  # i686 has no dedicated job, build it here because this job is fast
   - name: dist-aarch64-llvm-mingw
     env:
       SCRIPT: python x.py dist bootstrap --include-default-paths
       RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS: >-
         --build=aarch64-pc-windows-gnullvm
+        --target=aarch64-pc-windows-gnullvm,i686-pc-windows-gnullvm
         --enable-full-tools
         --enable-profiler
       DIST_REQUIRE_ALL_TOOLS: 1
       CODEGEN_BACKENDS: llvm,cranelift
+      CC_i686_pc_windows_gnullvm: i686-w64-mingw32-clang
     <<: *job-windows-aarch64
 
   - name: dist-x86_64-llvm-mingw