diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 183a871ef..eeecbaf38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           rm /usr/local/bin/python3.1* || true
           export HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALLED_DEPENDENTS_CHECK=1
           brew install ninja hdf5 automake armadillo lapack libmatio \
-          gflags glog gnuradio log4cpp openssl pugixml protobuf
-          pip3 install mako
+          gflags glog gnuradio log4cpp openssl pugixml protobuf python-mako
       - name: configure
         run: cd build && cmake -GNinja ..
       - name: build
@@ -83,8 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           rm /usr/local/bin/python3.1* || true
           export HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALLED_DEPENDENTS_CHECK=1
           brew install ninja pkg-config hdf5 automake armadillo lapack libmatio \
-          gflags glog gnuradio log4cpp openssl pugixml protobuf
-          pip3 install mako
+          gflags glog gnuradio log4cpp openssl pugixml protobuf python-mako
       - name: configure
         run: cd build && cmake -GXcode ..
       - name: build
@@ -131,8 +129,7 @@ jobs:
           rm /usr/local/bin/python3.1* || true
           export HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALLED_DEPENDENTS_CHECK=1
           brew install llvm pkg-config hdf5 armadillo lapack gflags glog gnuradio libmatio \
-          log4cpp openssl pugixml protobuf
-          pip3 install mako
+          log4cpp openssl pugixml protobuf python-mako
           ln -s $(brew --prefix llvm)/bin/clang-tidy /usr/local/bin
           ln -s $(brew --prefix llvm)/bin/clang-apply-replacements /usr/local/bin
           ln -s $(brew --prefix llvm)/bin/run-clang-tidy /usr/local/bin