diff --git a/.github/workflows/insider-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/insider-macos.yml
index dbd7864bfeb..e07ae54802f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/insider-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/insider-macos.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
+        if: env.VSCODE_ARCH == 'x64'
 
       - name: Clone VSCode repo
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/stable-macos.yml b/.github/workflows/stable-macos.yml
index eea44436d84..50b1dffe35c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stable-macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stable-macos.yml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
+        if: env.VSCODE_ARCH == 'x64'
 
       - name: Clone VSCode repo
         run: . get_repo.sh