diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 466a603b..71093a3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           brew install ffmpeg@4
           echo "/opt/homebrew/opt/ffmpeg@4/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+          echo "MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=$(sw_vers -productVersion)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Configure Windows compilers
         uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
@@ -93,7 +94,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           uv pip install flit-core
           # torch is alread installed, so just add the densepose extra
-          export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=${sw_vers -productVersion if runner.os == 'macos-latest' else None}
           uv pip install -e .[densepose] --no-build-isolation
           make densepose-tests