diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 9536cedf70..572d5182e9 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ btest_retries: &BTEST_RETRIES 2
 memory: &MEMORY 16GB
 
 config: &CONFIG --build-type=release --disable-broker-tests --prefix=$CIRRUS_WORKING_DIR/install --ccache
+no_spicy_config: &NO_SPICY_CONFIG --build-type=release --disable-broker-tests --disable-spicy --prefix=$CIRRUS_WORKING_DIR/install --ccache
 static_config: &STATIC_CONFIG --build-type=release --disable-broker-tests --enable-static-broker --enable-static-binpac --prefix=$CIRRUS_WORKING_DIR/install --ccache
 asan_sanitizer_config: &ASAN_SANITIZER_CONFIG --build-type=debug --disable-broker-tests --sanitizers=address --enable-fuzzers --enable-coverage --disable-spicy --ccache
 ubsan_sanitizer_config: &UBSAN_SANITIZER_CONFIG --build-type=debug --disable-broker-tests --sanitizers=undefined --enable-fuzzers --disable-spicy --ccache
@@ -225,6 +226,8 @@ arm_debian11_task:
     dockerfile: ci/debian-11/Dockerfile
     << : *RESOURCES_TEMPLATE
   << : *CI_TEMPLATE
+  env:
+    ZEEK_CI_CONFIGURE_FLAGS: *NO_SPICY_CONFIG
 
 debian11_static_task:
   container:
@@ -251,6 +254,8 @@ opensuse_leap_15_4_task:
     << : *RESOURCES_TEMPLATE
   << : *CI_TEMPLATE
   << : *SKIP_TASK_ON_PR
+  env:
+    ZEEK_CI_CONFIGURE_FLAGS: *NO_SPICY_CONFIG
 
 opensuse_leap_15_5_task:
   container: