diff --git a/bootstrap.example.toml b/bootstrap.example.toml
index 72c4492d465d8..70b0cac3bfb83 100644
--- a/bootstrap.example.toml
+++ b/bootstrap.example.toml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@
 # Note that this will attempt to download GCC even if there are local
 # modifications to the `src/gcc` submodule.
 # Currently, this is only supported for the `x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu` target.
-# download-ci-gcc = false
+#download-ci-gcc = false
 
 # =============================================================================
 # General build configuration options
diff --git a/src/ci/run.sh b/src/ci/run.sh
index 6980d8220e574..b6143af632ddc 100755
--- a/src/ci/run.sh
+++ b/src/ci/run.sh
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ else
     RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS="$RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS --set llvm.static-libstdcpp"
   fi
 
+  # Download GCC from CI on test builders
+  RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS="$RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS --set gcc.download-ci-gcc=true"
+
   if [ "$NO_DOWNLOAD_CI_RUSTC" = "" ]; then
     RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS="$RUST_CONFIGURE_ARGS --set rust.download-rustc=if-unchanged"
   fi