diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index fe2a14c401..bff6f94698 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -100,32 +100,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         cfg:
-        - { compiler: gcc, opts: --disable-ssl }
-        - { compiler: clang, opts: --disable-ssl }
-        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: test, test_range: "-500" }
-        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: test, test_range: "501-1000" }
-        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: test, test_range: "1001-" }
-        - { compiler: clang, testsuite: test, sanitizers: sanitizers, test_range: "-300" }
-        - { compiler: clang, testsuite: test, sanitizers: sanitizers, test_range: "301-600" }
-        - { compiler: clang, testsuite: test, sanitizers: sanitizers, test_range: "601-900" }
-        - { compiler: clang, testsuite: test, sanitizers: sanitizers, test_range: "901-1200" }
-        - { compiler: clang, testsuite: test, sanitizers: sanitizers, test_range: "1201-" }
-        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: test, libs: -ljemalloc, test_range: "-500" }
-        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: test, libs: -ljemalloc, test_range: "501-1000" }
-        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: test, libs: -ljemalloc, test_range: "1001-" }
-        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: system-test-dpdk, dpdk: dpdk, test_range: "-100" }
-        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: system-test-dpdk, dpdk: dpdk, test_range: "101-200" }
-        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: system-test-dpdk, dpdk: dpdk, test_range: "201-" }
-        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: system-test-userspace, test_range: "-100" }
-        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: system-test-userspace, test_range: "101-200" }
-        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: system-test-userspace, test_range: "201-" }
-        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: system-test, test_range: "-100" }
-        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: system-test, test_range: "101-200" }
-        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: system-test, test_range: "201-" }
-        - { compiler: clang, testsuite: system-test, sanitizers: sanitizers, test_range: "-100" }
-        - { compiler: clang, testsuite: system-test, sanitizers: sanitizers, test_range: "101-200" }
-        - { compiler: clang, testsuite: system-test, sanitizers: sanitizers, test_range: "201-" }
-        - { arch: x86, compiler: gcc, opts: --disable-ssl }
+        - { compiler: gcc, testsuite: system-test-dpdk, dpdk: dpdk, test_range: "101-104" }
 
     steps:
     - name: checkout
diff --git a/tests/system-dpdk-macros.at b/tests/system-dpdk-macros.at
index 440908af7c..f52d8be0fe 100644
--- a/tests/system-dpdk-macros.at
+++ b/tests/system-dpdk-macros.at
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ m4_define([SYSTEM_DPDK_ALLOWED_LOGS],[
 m4_define([OVS_TRAFFIC_VSWITCHD_START],
   [OVS_DPDK_PRE_CHECK()
    OVS_WAIT_WHILE([ip link show ovs-netdev])
-   _OVS_VSWITCHD_START([--disable-system],
+   _OVS_VSWITCHD_START([--disable-system --hw-rawio-access],
                        [-- set Open_vSwitch . other_config:dpdk-init=true other_config:dpdk-extra="--log-level=pmd.*:error --no-pci"])
    dnl Add bridges, ports, etc.
    OVS_WAIT_WHILE([ip link show br0])