diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-x86.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-x86.yml
index 5e1d314ae..fb611bacb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-test-x86.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-test-x86.yml
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ jobs:
           name: meson-test-logs-${{ matrix.target }}-${{ matrix.build.name }}
           path: |
              ${{ github.workspace }}/build/meson-logs/testlog-*.txt
-  test-on-macos-latest:
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+  test-on-macos-13:
+    runs-on: macos-13 # select an x86_64 image
     steps:
       - name: install prerequisites
         env:
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
       - name: cargo build for x86_64-apple-darwin
         run: |
-          cargo build --release
+          $HOME/.cargo/bin/cargo build --release
       - name: meson test for x86_64-apple-darwin
         run: |
           .github/workflows/test.sh \