diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yaml
index abc6c9f7d..7e9ef8245 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_macos.yaml
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ jobs:
           command: |
             brew update > /dev/null
             brew install \
-              cmake ninja \
               openssl@3 zlib
+            # preinstalled on the image: cmake ninja
 
       - name: Setup ccache
         uses: Chocobo1/setup-ccache-action@v1