diff --git a/.github/workflows/bsd.yml b/.github/workflows/bsd.yml
index 3c77c525a..dde4e2c4b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bsd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bsd.yml
@@ -4,64 +4,67 @@
 # https://github.com/vmactions/openbsd-vm
 # https://github.com/vmactions/netbsd-vm
 
-# on: [push, pull_request]
-# name: bsd-tests
-# concurrency:
-#   group: ${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.ref == format('refs/heads/{0}', github.event.repository.default_branch) && github.sha || '' }}
-#   cancel-in-progress: true
-# jobs:
-#   freebsd:
-#     runs-on: macos-12
-#     steps:
-#       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-#       - name: Run tests
-#         uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v0
-#         with:
-#           usesh: true
-#           prepare: |
-#             pkg install -y gcc python3
-#           run: |
-#             set -e -x
-#             make install-pip
-#             python3 -m pip install --user setuptools
-#             make install
-#             make test
-#             make test-memleaks
-#   openbsd:
-#     runs-on: macos-12
-#     steps:
-#       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-#       - name: Run tests
-#         uses: vmactions/openbsd-vm@v0
-#         with:
-#           usesh: true
-#           prepare: |
-#             set -e
-#             pkg_add gcc python3
-#           run: |
-#             set -e
-#             make install-pip
-#             python3 -m pip install --user setuptools
-#             make install
-#             make test
-#             make test-memleaks
-#   netbsd:
-#     runs-on: macos-12
-#     steps:
-#       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-#       - name: Run tests
-#         uses: vmactions/netbsd-vm@v0
-#         with:
-#           usesh: true
-#           prepare: |
-#             set -e
-#             pkg_add -v pkgin
-#             pkgin update
-#             pkgin -y install python311-* py311-setuptools-* gcc12-*
-#           run: |
-#             set -e
-#             make install-pip PYTHON=python3.11
-#             python3.11 -m pip install --user setuptools
-#             make install PYTHON=python3.11
-#             make test PYTHON=python3.11
-#             make test-memleaks PYTHON=python3.11
+on: [push, pull_request]
+name: bsd-tests
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.ref }}-${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event_name }}-${{ github.ref == format('refs/heads/{0}', github.event.repository.default_branch) && github.sha || '' }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+jobs:
+  check-label:
+    # XXX: disable all because the vmaction is unreliable
+    if: ${{ github.event.label.name == 'disabled' }}
+  freebsd:
+    runs-on: macos-12
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run tests
+        uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v0
+        with:
+          usesh: true
+          prepare: |
+            pkg install -y gcc python3
+          run: |
+            set -e -x
+            make install-pip
+            python3 -m pip install --user setuptools
+            make install
+            make test
+            make test-memleaks
+  openbsd:
+    runs-on: macos-12
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run tests
+        uses: vmactions/openbsd-vm@v0
+        with:
+          usesh: true
+          prepare: |
+            set -e
+            pkg_add gcc python3
+          run: |
+            set -e
+            make install-pip
+            python3 -m pip install --user setuptools
+            make install
+            make test
+            make test-memleaks
+  netbsd:
+    runs-on: macos-12
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Run tests
+        uses: vmactions/netbsd-vm@v0
+        with:
+          usesh: true
+          prepare: |
+            set -e
+            pkg_add -v pkgin
+            pkgin update
+            pkgin -y install python311-* py311-setuptools-* gcc12-*
+          run: |
+            set -e
+            make install-pip PYTHON=python3.11
+            python3.11 -m pip install --user setuptools
+            make install PYTHON=python3.11
+            make test PYTHON=python3.11
+            make test-memleaks PYTHON=python3.11