diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 0eba4f3ff5..5561c53215 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -56,10 +56,15 @@ jobs:
         export HOMEBREW_CI_BRANCH="$HEAD_GITHUB_REF"
         export HOMEBREW_GITHUB_REPOSITORY="$GITHUB_REPOSITORY"
 
-        export PATH="/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
-        brew tests --no-compat --online
-        brew tests --generic --online
-        brew tests --online --coverage
+        # don't bother running all tests on both platforms (for speed)
+        if [ "$RUNNER_OS" = "Linux" ]; then
+          export PATH="/home/linuxbrew/.linuxbrew/bin:/usr/bin:/bin"
+          brew tests --no-compat --online
+          brew tests --generic --online
+          brew tests --online
+        else
+          brew tests --online --coverage
+        fi
       env:
         HOMEBREW_GITHUB_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}