diff --git a/.github/workflows/r.yml b/.github/workflows/r.yml
index 29ffd444370..fc6e0c5a1ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/r.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/r.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo sysctl -w kernel.core_pattern="core.%e.%p"
           ulimit -c unlimited
-          archery docker run ubuntu-r
+          archery docker run -e ARROW_S3=ON -e AWSSDK_SOURCE=BUNDLED ubuntu-r
       - name: Dump install logs
         run: cat r/check/arrow.Rcheck/00install.out
         if: always()
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo sysctl -w kernel.core_pattern="core.%e.%p"
           ulimit -c unlimited
-          archery docker run r
+          archery docker run -e ARROW_S3=ON r
       - name: Dump install logs
         run: cat r/check/arrow.Rcheck/00install.out
         if: always()
diff --git a/ci/scripts/cpp_build.sh b/ci/scripts/cpp_build.sh
index 53fd6a32d17..fe109b77b09 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/cpp_build.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/cpp_build.sh
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ cmake -G "${CMAKE_GENERATOR:-Ninja}" \
       -DARROW_WITH_UTF8PROC=${ARROW_WITH_UTF8PROC:-ON} \
       -DARROW_WITH_ZLIB=${ARROW_WITH_ZLIB:-OFF} \
       -DARROW_WITH_ZSTD=${ARROW_WITH_ZSTD:-OFF} \
+      -DAWSSDK_SOURCE=${AWSSDK_SOURCE:-} \
       -Dbenchmark_SOURCE=${benchmark_SOURCE:-} \
       -DBOOST_SOURCE=${BOOST_SOURCE:-} \
       -DBrotli_SOURCE=${Brotli_SOURCE:-} \
diff --git a/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake b/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
index eed28d94ec3..b0326f0c235 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
@@ -2612,8 +2612,6 @@ endif()
 # AWS SDK for C++
 
 macro(build_awssdk)
-  message(
-    FATAL_ERROR "FIXME: Building AWS C++ SDK from source will link with wrong libcrypto")
   message("Building AWS C++ SDK from source")
 
   set(AWSSDK_PREFIX "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/awssdk_ep-install")
@@ -2632,7 +2630,7 @@ macro(build_awssdk)
   set(AWSSDK_CMAKE_ARGS
       -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
       -DCMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR=lib
-      -DBUILD_ONLY=s3;core;config;identity-management;sts
+      -DBUILD_ONLY=s3\\$<SEMICOLON>core\\$<SEMICOLON>config\\$<SEMICOLON>identity-management\\$<SEMICOLON>sts
       -DENABLE_UNITY_BUILD=on
       -DENABLE_TESTING=off
       "-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS=${EP_C_FLAGS}"
diff --git a/r/inst/build_arrow_static.sh b/r/inst/build_arrow_static.sh
index 86c1ee9ab5d..de964ab53f7 100755
--- a/r/inst/build_arrow_static.sh
+++ b/r/inst/build_arrow_static.sh
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ ${CMAKE} -DARROW_BOOST_USE_SHARED=OFF \
     -DARROW_JEMALLOC=${ARROW_JEMALLOC:-ON} \
     -DARROW_JSON=ON \
     -DARROW_PARQUET=ON \
+    -DARROW_S3=${ARROW_S3:-OFF} \
     -DARROW_WITH_BROTLI=${ARROW_WITH_BROTLI:-$ARROW_DEFAULT_PARAM} \
     -DARROW_WITH_BZ2=${ARROW_WITH_BZ2:-$ARROW_DEFAULT_PARAM} \
     -DARROW_WITH_LZ4=${ARROW_WITH_LZ4:-$ARROW_DEFAULT_PARAM} \