diff --git a/crypto/rsa_extra/rsa_test.cc b/crypto/rsa_extra/rsa_test.cc
index 4fb628be3fb..dc1b9877018 100644
--- a/crypto/rsa_extra/rsa_test.cc
+++ b/crypto/rsa_extra/rsa_test.cc
@@ -1198,18 +1198,13 @@ TEST(RSATest, KeygenFailOnce) {
 // GTEST issue: https://github.com/google/googletest/issues/1496.
 #if !defined(OPENSSL_ANDROID)
 
-static bool set_env(const std::string& name, const std::string& value) {
-#if defined(OPENSSL_WINDOWS)
-  return SetEnvironmentVariableA(name.c_str(), value.c_str()) != 0;
-#else
-  return setenv(name.c_str(), value.c_str(), 1) == 0;
-#endif
-}
-
 // In the case of a FIPS build, expect abort() when |RSA_generate_key_fips|
 // fails.
 TEST(RSADeathTest, KeygenFailAndDie) {
-  ASSERT_TRUE(set_env("BORINGSSL_FIPS_BREAK_TEST", "RSA_PWCT"));
+  const char *const value = getenv("BORINGSSL_FIPS_BREAK_TEST");
+  if (!value || strcmp(value, "RSA_PWCT") != 0) {
+    GTEST_SKIP() << "Skipping BORINGSSL_FIPS_BREAK_TESTS RSA_PWCT Test.";
+  }
 
   // Test that all supported key lengths abort when PWCTs fail.
   for (const size_t bits : {2048, 3072, 4096}) {
diff --git a/tests/ci/run_fips_tests.sh b/tests/ci/run_fips_tests.sh
index a5d555d700f..f722ee3e097 100755
--- a/tests/ci/run_fips_tests.sh
+++ b/tests/ci/run_fips_tests.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,11 @@ if static_linux_supported || static_openbsd_supported; then
   fips_build_and_test -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
 
   echo "Testing AWS-LC static breakable release build"
-  fips_build_and_test -DFIPS=1 -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-DBORINGSSL_FIPS_BREAK_TESTS"
+  run_build -DFIPS=1 -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="-DBORINGSSL_FIPS_BREAK_TESTS"
+  export BORINGSSL_FIPS_BREAK_TEST="RSA_PWCT"
+  ${BUILD_ROOT}/crypto/crypto_test --gtest_filter="RSADeathTest.KeygenFailAndDie"
+  unset BORINGSSL_FIPS_BREAK_TEST
+
   cd $SRC_ROOT
   MODULE_HASH=$(./util/fipstools/test-break-kat.sh |\
                     (egrep "Hash of module was:.* ([a-f0-9]*)" || true))