diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/post_build.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/post_build.sh
index c0fb7edde1b0a..3ca36e9d04b78 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/post_build.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/post_build.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 BUILD_SUCCESSFUL=$(ts-node "$(dirname "${0}")/build_status.ts")
 export BUILD_SUCCESSFUL
 
-if [[ "${ELASTIC_GITHUB_BUILD_COMMIT_STATUS_ENABLED:-}" != "true" ]]; then
+if [[ "${GITHUB_BUILD_COMMIT_STATUS_ENABLED:-}" != "true" ]]; then
   "$(dirname "${0}")/commit_status_complete.sh"
 fi
 
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/pre_build.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/pre_build.sh
index 91d8adda85eb1..b8ccaf04f9bb9 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/pre_build.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/lifecycle/pre_build.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 source .buildkite/scripts/common/util.sh
 
-if [[ "${ELASTIC_GITHUB_BUILD_COMMIT_STATUS_ENABLED:-}" != "true" ]]; then
+if [[ "${GITHUB_BUILD_COMMIT_STATUS_ENABLED:-}" != "true" ]]; then
   "$(dirname "${0}")/commit_status_start.sh"
 fi