diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-compile-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/pr-compile-check.yaml
index d9f3dc92ab5..bbfc96b368e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-compile-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-compile-check.yaml
@@ -30,3 +30,15 @@ jobs:
         push: false
         load: false
         provenance: false
+
+    - name: Attempt to build current source for CentOS 7 using static config
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@v5
+      with:
+        context: .
+        file: ./dockerfiles/Dockerfile.centos7
+        # No need to use after this so discard completely
+        push: false
+        load: false
+        provenance: false
+        build-args:
+          - "FLB_STATIC_CONF=true"
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.centos7 b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.centos7
index daeb49a9771..d899821e250 100644
--- a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.centos7
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.centos7
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ RUN yum -y update && \
 COPY . /src/
 WORKDIR /src/build
 
+ARG FLB_STATIC_CONF
+
 RUN cmake3 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/fluent-bit/ -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/etc/ \
     -DFLB_RELEASE=On -DFLB_TRACE=On \
     -DFLB_TESTS_INTERNAL=On -DFLB_TESTS_RUNTIME=On \
@@ -23,6 +25,6 @@ RUN cmake3 -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/fluent-bit/ -DCMAKE_INSTALL_SYSCONFDIR=/e
     -DFLB_OUT_KAFKA=On \
     -DFLB_JEMALLOC=On \
     -DFLB_CHUNK_TRACE=On \
-    -DFLB_OUT_PGSQL=On ../
+    -DFLB_OUT_PGSQL=On ${FLB_STATIC_CONF:+-DFLB_STATIC_CONF=/tmp} ../
 
 RUN make -j "$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)"