diff --git a/.github/workflows/vinix_kernel_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/vinix_ci.yml
similarity index 68%
rename from .github/workflows/vinix_kernel_ci.yml
rename to .github/workflows/vinix_ci.yml
index 88e000ef8e61a0..779e916ce6613b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vinix_kernel_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vinix_ci.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: Build Vinix kernel
+name: Build Vinix
 
 on:
   pull_request:
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
   vinix-build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     if: github.event_name != 'push' || github.event.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || github.event.repository.full_name != 'vlang/v'
+    timeout-minutes: 3
     env:
       VFLAGS: -gc none
     steps:
@@ -35,3 +36,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Attempt to build the Vinix kernel (prod)
         run: cd vinix/kernel && make PROD=true CFLAGS="-D__vinix__ -O2 -g -pipe" V="../../v" && make clean
+
+      - name: Attempt to build the util-vinix (debug)
+        run: cd vinix/util-vinix && make PROD=false V="$(realpath ../../v)" VFLAGS="-os vinix -gc none" CFLAGS="-D__vinix__ -O2 -g -pipe" && make clean
+
+      - name: Attempt to build the util-vinix (prod)
+        run: cd vinix/util-vinix && make PROD=true V="$(realpath ../../v)" VFLAGS="-os vinix -gc none" CFLAGS="-D__vinix__ -O2 -g -pipe" && make clean