diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos_ci.yml b/.github/workflows/macos_ci.yml
index d76d5b1649..eeccf61b8a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos_ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos_ci.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ jobs:
         run: make -j4 && ./v symlink
       - name: Test symlink
         run: v run ci/macos_ci.vsh test_symlink
+      - name: v doctor
+        run: v run ci/macos_ci.vsh v_doctor
       - name: Test cross compilation to Linux
         run: v run ci/macos_ci.vsh test_cross_compilation
       - name: Build V with -cstrict
@@ -62,8 +64,8 @@ jobs:
         run: v run ci/macos_ci.vsh build_blog_autofree
       - name: Build examples with -prod
         run: v run ci/macos_ci.vsh build_examples_prod
-      - name: v doctor
-        run: v run ci/macos_ci.vsh v_doctor
+      - name: Build examples with V build with tcc
+        run: v run ci/macos_ci.vsh build_examples_v_compiled_with_tcc
       - name: V self compilation with -usecache
         run: v run ci/macos_ci.vsh v_self_compilation_usecache
       - name: V self compilation with -parallel-cc
diff --git a/ci/macos_ci.vsh b/ci/macos_ci.vsh
index f9dd7aaf42..04086dde85 100644
--- a/ci/macos_ci.vsh
+++ b/ci/macos_ci.vsh
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import os
 
 enum Command {
 	test_symlink
+	v_doctor
 	test_cross_compilation
 	build_with_cstrict
 	all_code_is_formatted
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ enum Command {
 	build_tetris_autofree
 	build_blog_autofree
 	build_examples_prod
-	v_doctor
+	build_examples_v_compiled_with_tcc
 	v_self_compilation_usecache
 	v_self_compilation_parallel_cc
 	test_password_input
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ fn run_step(step Command) {
 	println('Running ${step}...')
 	match step {
 		.test_symlink { test_symlink() }
+		.v_doctor { v_doctor() }
 		.test_cross_compilation { test_cross_compilation() }
 		.build_with_cstrict { build_with_cstrict() }
 		.all_code_is_formatted { all_code_is_formatted() }
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ fn run_step(step Command) {
 		.build_tetris_autofree { build_tetris_autofree() }
 		.build_blog_autofree { build_blog_autofree() }
 		.build_examples_prod { build_examples_prod() }
-		.v_doctor { v_doctor() }
+		.build_examples_v_compiled_with_tcc { build_examples_v_compiled_with_tcc() }
 		.v_self_compilation_usecache { v_self_compilation_usecache() }
 		.v_self_compilation_parallel_cc { v_self_compilation_parallel_cc() }
 		.test_password_input { test_password_input() }
@@ -69,21 +71,6 @@ fn run_step(step Command) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Helper function to execute commands and exit if they fail
-fn exec(command string) {
-	result := os.system(command)
-	// or {
-	// eprintln('Command failed: $command\nError: $err')
-	// exit(1)
-	//}
-	// if result.exit_code != 0 {
-	if result != 0 {
-		// eprintln('Command failed with code ${result.exit_code}: ${command}\nOutput: ${result.output}')
-		exit(1)
-	}
-	// println(result.output)
-}
-
 // Map enum values to human readable step names
 fn get_step_name(step Command) string {
 	return match step {
@@ -101,6 +88,7 @@ fn get_step_name(step Command) string {
 		.build_tetris_autofree { 'Build tetris with -autofree' }
 		.build_blog_autofree { 'Build blog tutorial with -autofree' }
 		.build_examples_prod { 'Build examples with -prod' }
+		.build_examples_v_compiled_with_tcc { 'Build examples with V build with tcc' }
 		.v_doctor { 'v doctor' }
 		.v_self_compilation_usecache { 'V self compilation with -usecache' }
 		.v_self_compilation_parallel_cc { 'V self compilation with -parallel-cc' }
@@ -110,6 +98,14 @@ fn get_step_name(step Command) string {
 	}
 }
 
+// Helper function to execute commands and exit if they fail
+fn exec(command string) {
+	result := os.system(command)
+	if result != 0 {
+		exit(result)
+	}
+}
+
 // Step functions
 fn test_symlink() {
 	exec('v symlink')
@@ -160,6 +156,11 @@ fn build_examples() {
 	exec('v build-examples')
 }
 
+fn build_examples_v_compiled_with_tcc() {
+	exec('v -o vtcc -cc tcc cmd/v')
+	exec('./vtcc build-examples') // ensure that examples/veb/veb_example.v etc compiles
+}
+
 fn build_tetris_autofree() {
 	exec('v -autofree -o tetris examples/tetris/tetris.v')
 }