diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-short-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-short-tests.yml
index 08df1c07cd..15c921ae12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-short-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-short-tests.yml
@@ -236,6 +236,20 @@ jobs:
 #        msbuild "build\VS2010\zstd.sln" /m /verbosity:minimal /property:PlatformToolset=v140
 #        /t:Clean,Build /p:Platform=${{matrix.platform}} /p:Configuration=${{matrix.configuration}}
 
+  # This tests that we don't accidently grow the size too much.
+  # If the size grows intentionally, you can raise these numbers.
+  # But we do need to think about binary size, since it is a concern.
+  libzstd-size:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: libzstd size test
+      run: |
+        make clean && make -j -C lib libzstd && ./tests/check_size.py lib/libzstd.so 1100000
+        make clean && make -j -C lib libzstd ZSTD_LIB_COMPRESSION=0 ZSTD_LIB_DICTBUILDER=0 && ./tests/check_size.py lib/libzstd.so 400000
+        make clean && make -j -C lib libzstd ZSTD_LIB_MINIFY=1 && ./tests/check_size.py lib/libzstd.so 300000
+        make clean && make -j -C lib libzstd ZSTD_LIB_MINIFY=1 ZSTD_LIB_COMPRESSION=0 ZSTD_LIB_DICTBUILDER=0 && ./tests/check_size.py lib/libzstd.so 80000
+
   minimal-decompressor-macros:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/lib/libzstd.mk b/lib/libzstd.mk
index c97db56286..60cab8cc8a 100644
--- a/lib/libzstd.mk
+++ b/lib/libzstd.mk
@@ -15,17 +15,34 @@
 # Zstd lib directory
 LIBZSTD ?= ./
 
+# ZSTD_LIB_MINIFY is a helper variable that
+# configures a bunch of other variables to space-optimized defaults.
+ZSTD_LIB_MINIFY ?= 0
+
 # Legacy support
-ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT ?= 5
+ifneq ($(ZSTD_LIB_MINIFY), 0)
+  ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT ?= 0
+else
+  ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT ?= 5
+endif
 ZSTD_LEGACY_MULTITHREADED_API ?= 0
 
 # Build size optimizations
-HUF_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_X1 ?= 0
-HUF_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_X2 ?= 0
-ZSTD_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_SEQUENCES_SHORT ?= 0
-ZSTD_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_SEQUENCES_LONG ?= 0
-ZSTD_NO_INLINE ?= 0
-ZSTD_STRIP_ERROR_STRINGS ?= 0
+ifneq ($(ZSTD_LIB_MINIFY), 0)
+  HUF_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_X1 ?= 1
+  HUF_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_X2 ?= 0
+  ZSTD_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_SEQUENCES_SHORT ?= 1
+  ZSTD_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_SEQUENCES_LONG ?= 0
+  ZSTD_NO_INLINE ?= 1
+  ZSTD_STRIP_ERROR_STRINGS ?= 1
+else
+  HUF_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_X1 ?= 0
+  HUF_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_X2 ?= 0
+  ZSTD_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_SEQUENCES_SHORT ?= 0
+  ZSTD_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_SEQUENCES_LONG ?= 0
+  ZSTD_NO_INLINE ?= 0
+  ZSTD_STRIP_ERROR_STRINGS ?= 0
+endif
 
 # Assembly support
 ZSTD_NO_ASM ?= 0
@@ -61,17 +78,8 @@ LIBVER := $(shell echo $(LIBVER_SCRIPT))
 CCVER := $(shell $(CC) --version)
 ZSTD_VERSION?= $(LIBVER)
 
-# ZSTD_LIB_MINIFY is a helper variable that
-# configures a bunch of other variables to space-optimized defaults.
-ZSTD_LIB_MINIFY ?= 0
 ifneq ($(ZSTD_LIB_MINIFY), 0)
   HAVE_CC_OZ ?= $(shell echo "" | $(CC) -Oz -x c -c - -o /dev/null 2> /dev/null && echo 1 || echo 0)
-  ZSTD_LEGACY_SUPPORT ?= 0
-  ZSTD_LIB_DEPRECATED ?= 0
-  HUF_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_X1 ?= 1
-  ZSTD_FORCE_DECOMPRESS_SEQUENCES_SHORT ?= 1
-  ZSTD_NO_INLINE ?= 1
-  ZSTD_STRIP_ERROR_STRINGS ?= 1
 ifneq ($(HAVE_CC_OZ), 0)
     # Some compilers (clang) support an even more space-optimized setting.
     CFLAGS += -Oz
diff --git a/tests/check_size.py b/tests/check_size.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..408f0f795f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/check_size.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# ################################################################
+# Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc.
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# This source code is licensed under both the BSD-style license (found in the
+# LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree) and the GPLv2 (found
+# in the COPYING file in the root directory of this source tree).
+# You may select, at your option, one of the above-listed licenses.
+# ################################################################
+
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
+
+if len(sys.argv) != 3:
+	print(f"Usage: {sys.argv[0]} FILE SIZE_LIMIT")
+	sys.exit(1)
+
+file = sys.argv[1]
+limit = int(sys.argv[2])
+
+if not os.path.exists(file):
+	print(f"{file} does not exist")
+	sys.exit(1)
+
+size = os.path.getsize(file)
+
+if size > limit:
+	print(f"file {file} is {size} bytes, which is greater than the limit of {limit} bytes")
+	sys.exit(1)