diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9755bf3057e07d05947fb40329706fd6c10414b9..c9aa4b4126e147832eb2bb9564cf8e866d3dd57f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ build-codec-include-split-linux-make:
     - .rules-basis
   script:
     - *print-common-info
+    - *enable-split-rendering
     - make -j INCLUDE_SPLIT=1 2>&1 | tee $BUILD_OUTPUT
     # need to use the "|| exit $?" suffix to get the allowed_failure return code, otherwise the job fails with code 1...<
     - ci/check_for_warnings.py $BUILD_OUTPUT || exit $?
@@ -362,6 +363,7 @@ build-codec-include-split-linux-cmake:
     - .rules-basis
   script:
     - *print-common-info
+    - *enable-split-rendering
     - mkdir build
     - cd build
     - cmake .. -DINCLUDE_SPLIT=1
@@ -390,6 +392,9 @@ build-codec-windows-include-split-cmake:
   script:
     - *print-common-info-windows
     - $winoutdata = $null
+    - get-content .\lib_com\options.h | %{$_ -replace "/\*#define[\s]*SPLIT_REND_WITH_HEAD_ROT[\s]*\*/", "#define SPLIT_REND_WITH_HEAD_ROT"} | set-content -Path ./options_patched.h
+    - rm ./lib_com/options.h
+    - mv ./options_patched.h ./lib_com/options.h
     - cmake -DINCLUDE_SPLIT=1 -G "Visual Studio 15 2017" . -Bbuild
     - cmake --build build -j | tee -variable winoutdata
     - $winoutdata | Out-File $BUILD_OUTPUT -Encoding Utf8