diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7216454d..93bcc17b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -279,7 +279,10 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         brew update
         brew remove ruby@3.0
-        brew remove unxip
+        export ARCHITECHURE=$(uname -m)
+        if [[ "$ARCHITECHURE" != "x86_64" ]]; then
+          brew remove unxip
+        fi
         # workaround for https://github.com/actions/setup-python/issues/577
         for pkg in $(brew list | grep '^python@'); do
           brew unlink "$pkg"