diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yaml b/.github/workflows/maven.yaml
index 54368e245a4..6f659cdda36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@ jobs:
         profile:
           - {name: 'unit-tests',    javaver: 11, args: 'verify -PskipQA -DskipTests=false'}
           - {name: 'qa-checks',     javaver: 11, args: 'verify javadoc:jar -Psec-bugs -DskipTests -Dspotbugs.timeout=3600000'}
-          - {name: 'compat',        javaver: 11, args: 'package -DskipTests -Dhadoop.version=3.0.3 -Dzookeeper.version=3.5.10'}
           - {name: 'errorprone',    javaver: 11, args: 'verify -Perrorprone,skipQA'}
           - {name: 'jdk17',         javaver: 17, args: 'verify -DskipITs'}
       fail-fast: false
@@ -110,6 +109,12 @@ jobs:
       run: mvn -B -V -e -ntp "-Dstyle.color=always" -DskipFormat ${{ matrix.profile.args }}
       env:
         MAVEN_OPTS: -Djansi.force=true
+    - name: Build with Maven (ZooKeeper compatibility build)
+      if: ${{ github.base_ref != 'main' }}
+      timeout-minutes: 60
+      run: mvn -B -V -e -ntp "-Dstyle.color=always" -DskipFormat package -DskipTests -Dhadoop.version=3.0.3 -Dzookeeper.version=3.5.10
+      env:
+        MAVEN_OPTS: -Djansi.force=true
     - name: Upload unit test results
       if: ${{ failure() }}
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3