diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
index b62c072c67..f02a4153e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic-ci-amd64.yaml
@@ -96,8 +96,6 @@ jobs:
         run: bash tests/stability/gha-run.sh run
 
   run-nydus:
-    # TODO: Transition to free runner (see #9940).
-    if: false
     strategy:
       # We can set this to true whenever we're 100% sure that
       # the all the tests are not flaky, otherwise we'll fail
@@ -106,7 +104,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         containerd_version: ['lts', 'active']
         vmm: ['clh', 'qemu', 'dragonball', 'stratovirt']
-    runs-on: garm-ubuntu-2204-smaller
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     env:
       CONTAINERD_VERSION: ${{ matrix.containerd_version }}
       GOPATH: ${{ github.workspace }}