diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index d2209beb9..5e8d1f830 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -280,15 +280,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Homebrew Python
         run: |
           brew install --overwrite python@${{ matrix.python }}
-          echo /usr/local/opt/python@${{ matrix.python }}/libexec/bin/ >> $GITHUB_PATH
+          echo /opt/homebrew/opt/python@${{ matrix.python }}/libexec/bin/ >> $GITHUB_PATH
+          python${{ matrix.python }} -m pip config set global.break-system-packages true
+
+      - name: Check Python version
+        run: python --version | grep ${{ matrix.python }}
 
       - name: Install Ninja
         run: brew install ninja
 
-      - name: Update pip
-        # pip >= 23.0 fixes https://github.com/pypa/pip/issues/11539
-        run: python -m pip install --upgrade "pip >= 23.0"
-
       - name: Install Meson
         run: python -m pip install "meson ${{ matrix.meson }}"
         if: ${{ matrix.meson }}