diff --git a/.github/workflows/builds.yml b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
index b5f6786c73b6..74f4798b8b60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builds.yml
@@ -3076,13 +3076,16 @@ jobs:
       - run: CPATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/include:$CPATH" LIBRARY_PATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/lib:$LIBRARY_PATH" PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/libtool/libexec/gnubin:$PATH" CFLAGS="${DEFAULT_CFLAGS}" ./configure  --enable-warnings --enable-unittests --prefix="$HOME/.local/"
       - run: CPATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/include:$CPATH" LIBRARY_PATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/lib:$LIBRARY_PATH" PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/libtool/libexec/gnubin:$PATH" CFLAGS="${DEFAULT_CFLAGS}" make -j2
       # somehow it gets included by some C++ stdlib header (case unsensitive)
-      - run: rm libhtp/VERSION && make check
+      - run: |
+          rm libhtp/VERSION
+          CPATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/include:$CPATH" LIBRARY_PATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/lib:$LIBRARY_PATH" PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/libtool/libexec/gnubin:$PATH" CFLAGS="${DEFAULT_CFLAGS}" make check
       - run: tar xf prep/suricata-verify.tar.gz
       - name: Running suricata-verify
         run: |
           . ./testenv/bin/activate
           python3 ./suricata-verify/run.py -q --debug-failed
-      - run: make install
+      - run: |
+          CPATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/include:$CPATH" LIBRARY_PATH="$HOMEBREW_PREFIX/lib:$LIBRARY_PATH" PATH="/opt/homebrew/opt/libtool/libexec/gnubin:$PATH" CFLAGS="${DEFAULT_CFLAGS}" make install
       - name: Check Suricata-Update
         run: |
           . ./testenv/bin/activate