diff --git a/ci/build-freebsd.sh b/ci/build-freebsd.sh
index cefa6c2013..f08af6418b 100755
--- a/ci/build-freebsd.sh
+++ b/ci/build-freebsd.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ meson setup build \
 
 meson compile -C build
 meson test -C build
-./build/mpv
+./build/mpv -v --no-config
 
 if [ ! -e "./waf" ] ; then
     python3 ./bootstrap.py
@@ -47,3 +47,4 @@ python3 ./waf configure \
     $NULL
 
 python3 ./waf build
+./build_waf/mpv -v --no-config
diff --git a/ci/build-macos.sh b/ci/build-macos.sh
index cb465b3f51..00124107a0 100755
--- a/ci/build-macos.sh
+++ b/ci/build-macos.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if [[ $1 = "meson" ]]; then
     meson test -C build
 
     meson install -C build
-    ./build/mpv
+    ./build/mpv -v --no-config
 fi
 
 if [[ $1 = "waf" ]]; then
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ if [[ $1 = "waf" ]]; then
         --swift-flags="${CI_SWIFT_FLAGS}"
 
     python3 ./waf build --variant="${MPV_VARIANT}" -j4
-
     python3 ./waf install --variant="${MPV_VARIANT}"
-    ${MPV_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/mpv
+    ${MPV_INSTALL_PREFIX}/bin/mpv -v --no-config
 fi