diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 20081f2175..9c2cb9351d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -160,9 +160,12 @@ jobs:
 
   # Checks each crate individually to catch missing feature declarations that
   # are otherwise masked by Cargo's feature unification across the workspace.
-  check_standalone:
+  check-standalone:
     needs: lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      CARGO_INCREMENTAL: "0"
+      CARGO_PROFILE_DEV_DEBUG: "0"
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
         with:
@@ -189,7 +192,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           for pkg in $(cargo metadata --no-deps --format-version=1 | jq -r '.packages[].name'); do
             echo "Checking $pkg..."
-            cargo check -p "$pkg" --all-targets || exit 1
+            cargo check --locked -p "$pkg" --all-targets || exit 1
           done
 
   # The ubuntu build and tests share one runner so the dependency graph