diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 7ddf8dcc7..0c8566d53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CGO_ENABLED: 0
           GO111MODULE: on
-          MINIO_CI_CD: 1
         run: |
           go build --ldflags="-s -w" -o %GOPATH%\bin\minio.exe
           go test -v --timeout 50m ./...
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CGO_ENABLED: 0
           GO111MODULE: on
-          MINIO_CI_CD: 1
         run: |
           sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=0
           sudo sysctl net.ipv6.conf.default.disable_ipv6=0
diff --git a/cmd/test-utils_test.go b/cmd/test-utils_test.go
index 47b172bd9..aa1d54454 100644
--- a/cmd/test-utils_test.go
+++ b/cmd/test-utils_test.go
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 
 	resetTestGlobals()
 
+	os.Setenv("MINIO_CI_CD", "ci")
+
 	os.Exit(m.Run())
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/xl-storage.go b/cmd/xl-storage.go
index 87bdc8224..f596ff956 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-storage.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-storage.go
@@ -240,9 +240,14 @@ func newXLStorage(ep Endpoint) (*xlStorage, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	rootDisk, err := disk.IsRootDisk(path, "/")
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+	var rootDisk bool
+	if env.Get("MINIO_CI_CD", "") != "" {
+		rootDisk = true
+	} else {
+		rootDisk, err = disk.IsRootDisk(path, "/")
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	p := &xlStorage{