diff --git a/ci_build.sh b/ci_build.sh
index dec9d397e5..6075165f8b 100755
--- a/ci_build.sh
+++ b/ci_build.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,29 @@ set -e
 #   CI_REQUIRE_GOOD_GITIGNORE="false" CI_FAILFAST=true DO_CLEAN_CHECK=no BUILD_TYPE=fightwarn ./ci_build.sh
 case "$BUILD_TYPE" in
     fightwarn) ;; # for default compiler
+    fightwarn-all)
+        # This recipe allows to test with different (default-named)
+        # compiler suites if available. Primary goal is to see whether
+        # everything is building ok on a given platform, with one shot.
+        TRIED_BUILD=false
+        if (command -v gcc) >/dev/null ; then
+            TRIED_BUILD=true
+            BUILD_TYPE=fightwarn-gcc "$0" || exit
+        else
+            echo "SKIPPING BUILD_TYPE=fightwarn-gcc: compiler not found" >&2
+        fi
+        if (command -v clang) >/dev/null ; then
+            TRIED_BUILD=true
+            BUILD_TYPE=fightwarn-clang "$0" || exit
+        else
+            echo "SKIPPING BUILD_TYPE=fightwarn-clang: compiler not found" >&2
+        fi
+        if ! $TRIED_BUILD ; then
+            echo "FAILED to run: no default-named compilers were found" >&2
+            exit 1
+        fi
+        exit 0
+        ;;
     fightwarn-gcc)
         CC="gcc"
         CXX="g++"