diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-unix-static-av2.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-unix-static-av2.yml
index 62468583cf..f0c7591614 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-unix-static-av2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-unix-static-av2.yml
@@ -59,9 +59,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run AVIF Tests
         working-directory: ./build
         run: ctest -j $(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) --output-on-failure
+      - name: Set CC on macOS
+        if: ${{ runner.os == 'macOS' }}
+        run:
+          echo "CC=cc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        shell: bash
       - name: Check static link bundling
         run: |
-          $CC -o avifenc  -I./apps/shared -I./third_party/iccjpeg -I./include apps/avifenc.c \
+          ${{ env.CC }} -o avifenc  -I./apps/shared -I./third_party/iccjpeg -I./include apps/avifenc.c \
             apps/shared/*.c third_party/iccjpeg/iccjpeg.c build/libavif.a \
             -lpng -ljpeg -lz -lm -ldl -lstdc++
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-unix-static.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-unix-static.yml
index c0fd09a026..eaa33f142a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-unix-static.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-unix-static.yml
@@ -69,9 +69,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run AVIF Tests
         working-directory: ./build
         run: ctest -j $(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN) --output-on-failure
+
+      - name: Set CC on macOS
+        if: ${{ runner.os == 'macOS' }}
+        run:
+          echo "CC=cc" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+        shell: bash
       - name: Check static link bundling
         run: |
-          $CC -o avifenc  -I./apps/shared -I./third_party/iccjpeg -I./include apps/avifenc.c \
+          ${{ env.CC }} -o avifenc  -I./apps/shared -I./third_party/iccjpeg -I./include apps/avifenc.c \
             apps/shared/*.c third_party/iccjpeg/iccjpeg.c build/libavif.a \
             -lpng -ljpeg -lz -lm -ldl -lstdc++