diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 7d012d7351a..3f45a9d16a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -387,7 +387,13 @@ jobs:
       with:
         template: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/lima-vm/lima/${{ matrix.oldver }}/examples/ubuntu-lts.yaml
     - name: Install test dependencies
-      run: brew install qemu bash coreutils
+      run: |
+        brew install bash coreutils
+        brew uninstall --ignore-dependencies --force qemu
+        # Install qemu 8.2.1. Unfortunately this mechanism builds from source.
+        brew tap-new lima/qemu
+        brew extract --version=8.2.1 qemu lima/qemu
+        brew install lima/qemu/qemu@8.2.1
     - name: Test
       uses: nick-invision/retry@v3
       with: