diff --git a/ci/commit_pragma_mapping.yaml b/ci/commit_pragma_mapping.yaml
index 28cfd4d1e2a..04b2750127b 100644
--- a/ci/commit_pragma_mapping.yaml
+++ b/ci/commit_pragma_mapping.yaml
@@ -197,6 +197,31 @@ src/client/dfuse/:
 src/client/pydaos/torch/:
   test-tag: pytorch
 
+# Packaging
+ci/rpm/:
+  test-tag: build
+
+# Packaging
+utils/rpms/:
+  test-tag: build
+
+# Build files
+deps/:
+  test-tag: build
+
+# Build files
+SConscript:
+  test-tag: build
+
+# Build files
+SConstruct:
+  test-tag: build
+
+# Build files
+site_scons/:
+  test-tag: build
+
+
 # Everything runs pr unless a previous entry was matched with stop_on_match
 .*:
   test-tag: pr
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py b/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py
index 2d2300c9a55..0371a7b4511 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def test_dfuse_daos_build_wb(self):
 
         :avocado: tags=all,pr,daily_regression
         :avocado: tags=hw,medium
-        :avocado: tags=daosio,dfs,dfuse,daos_cmd
+        :avocado: tags=build,daosio,dfs,dfuse,daos_cmd
         :avocado: tags=DaosBuild,test_dfuse_daos_build_wb
         """
         run_build_test(self, "writeback")
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def test_dfuse_daos_build_wt(self):
 
         :avocado: tags=all,daily_regression
         :avocado: tags=hw,medium
-        :avocado: tags=daosio,dfuse
+        :avocado: tags=build,daosio,dfuse
         :avocado: tags=DaosBuild,test_dfuse_daos_build_wt
         """
         run_build_test(self, "writethrough")
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ def test_dfuse_daos_build_metadata(self):
 
         :avocado: tags=all,full_regression
         :avocado: tags=hw,medium
-        :avocado: tags=daosio,dfuse
+        :avocado: tags=build,daosio,dfuse
         :avocado: tags=DaosBuild,test_dfuse_daos_build_metadata
         """
         run_build_test(self, "metadata")
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ def test_dfuse_daos_build_data(self):
 
         :avocado: tags=all,full_regression
         :avocado: tags=hw,medium
-        :avocado: tags=daosio,dfuse
+        :avocado: tags=build,daosio,dfuse
         :avocado: tags=DaosBuild,test_dfuse_daos_build_data
         """
         run_build_test(self, "data")
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ def test_dfuse_daos_build_nocache(self):
 
         :avocado: tags=all,full_regression
         :avocado: tags=hw,medium
-        :avocado: tags=daosio,dfuse
+        :avocado: tags=build,daosio,dfuse
         :avocado: tags=DaosBuild,test_dfuse_daos_build_nocache
         """
         run_build_test(self, "nocache")
diff --git a/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build_vm.py b/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build_vm.py
index 784f145d630..4222bb47e75 100644
--- a/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build_vm.py
+++ b/src/tests/ftest/dfuse/daos_build_vm.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_dfuse_daos_build_wt_il(self):
 
         :avocado: tags=all,full_regression
         :avocado: tags=vm
-        :avocado: tags=daosio,dfuse,ioil
+        :avocado: tags=build,daosio,dfuse,ioil
         :avocado: tags=DaosBuildVM,test_dfuse_daos_build_wt_il
         """
         run_build_test(self, "writethrough", il_lib='libioil.so', run_on_vms=True)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ def test_dfuse_daos_build_wt_pil4dfs(self):
 
         :avocado: tags=all,full_regression
         :avocado: tags=vm
-        :avocado: tags=daosio,dfuse,pil4dfs
+        :avocado: tags=build,daosio,dfuse,pil4dfs
         :avocado: tags=DaosBuildVM,test_dfuse_daos_build_wt_pil4dfs
         """
         run_build_test(self, "nocache", il_lib='libpil4dfs.so', run_on_vms=True)