diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index da94becdf2697..1db316c7ec8df 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ task:
 
 task:
   name: '[previous releases, uses qt5 dev package and some depends packages] [unsigned char] [focal]'
+  # For faster CI feedback, immediately schedule a task that compiles most modules. https://cirrus-ci.org/pricing/#compute-credits
+  use_compute_credits: $CIRRUS_REPO_FULL_NAME == 'bitcoin/bitcoin'
   << : *GLOBAL_TASK_TEMPLATE
   container:
     image: ubuntu:focal