diff --git a/.github/workflows/tox.yml b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
index 32f4065a78..09c71d110c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
             pkg
             eco
             py311-devel
+          platforms: linux,macos
 
   build:
     name: ${{ matrix.name }}
@@ -65,7 +66,8 @@ jobs:
           path: |
             ~/.cache/pre-commit
           key: pre-commit-${{ matrix.name || matrix.passed_name }}-${{ hashFiles('.pre-commit-config.yaml') }}
-      - name: Install system dependencies
+      - name: Install system dependencies on Linux
+        if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
         # remove broken .deb ansible and replace with pip version:
         # https://github.com/actions/virtual-environments/issues/3001
         run: |
@@ -75,6 +77,12 @@ jobs:
           && pip3 install --user ansible-core ansible-lint\
           && echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
         # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#adding-a-system-path
+      - name: Install system dependencies on MacOS
+        if: ${{ runner.os == 'macOS' }}
+        run: |
+          pip3 install --user ansible-core ansible-lint\
+          && echo "$HOME/.local/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/reference/workflow-commands-for-github-actions#adding-a-system-path
       - name: Validate that ansible works
         run: |
           ansible --version \