diff --git a/.dd4hep-ci.d/compile_and_test.sh b/.dd4hep-ci.d/compile_and_test.sh
index 2e9580837276d9a027f29ae5606e637bcabb350d..aecfab4007da9548441e975b07ed070a2a01a930 100755
--- a/.dd4hep-ci.d/compile_and_test.sh
+++ b/.dd4hep-ci.d/compile_and_test.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ unset CPATH  # causes implicit includes to be added in cmake, preventing setting
 cmake -GNinja -DDD4HEP_USE_GEANT4=ON \
     -DBoost_NO_BOOST_CMAKE=ON \
     -DDD4HEP_USE_LCIO=ON \
+    -DDD4HEP_USE_TBB=${DD4HEP_USE_TBB:-OFF} \
     -DBUILD_TESTING=ON \
     -DDD4HEP_DEBUG_CMAKE=ON \
     -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release \
diff --git a/.dd4hep-ci.d/init_x86_64.sh b/.dd4hep-ci.d/init_x86_64.sh
index fb73283037ab763787a88da893c41968e3286ace..dd95a268e1ff81452bea17669093d69057cad22b 100644
--- a/.dd4hep-ci.d/init_x86_64.sh
+++ b/.dd4hep-ci.d/init_x86_64.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ fi
 
 if [[ "${LCG_RELEASE}" =~ "dev" ]]; then
     LCGREPO=/cvmfs/sft-nightlies.cern.ch/lcg/views/${LCG_RELEASE}/latest
+    export DD4HEP_USE_TBB=ON
 else
     LCGREPO=/cvmfs/sft.cern.ch/lcg/views/${LCG_RELEASE}
 fi