diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit.yml b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
index f46f183f..82d967d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,37 @@
 name: Unit
 
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - "master"
-  pull_request:
-    branches:
-      - "master"
+# disable for now
+# these jobs only run on ubuntu, but seems not only contain linux related features
 
 jobs:
+  ubuntu_makefile_escape:
+    name: Unix makefile escape
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Setup xmake
+        uses: xmake-io/github-action-setup-xmake@v1
+        with:
+          xmake-version: '2.8.6'
+
+      - name: Setup Qt
+        uses: ConorMacBride/install-package@v1
+        with:
+          apt: libqt5svg5-dev qtbase5-dev qtbase5-dev-tools qttools5-dev-tools
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: |
+          xmake f --qt=/usr
+          xmake b test-escape
+
+      - name: Test
+        run: |
+          export QT_ASSUME_STDERR_HAS_CONSOLE=1
+          xmake r test-escape
+
   teal_lua_consistency:
     name: Teal–Lua consistency
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04