diff --git a/.github/workflows/haskell.yml b/.github/workflows/haskell.yml
index 9542fd9..4826897 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/haskell.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/haskell.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,23 @@ jobs:
           - 'lts-21.25'
           - 'lts-22.18'
           - 'nightly'
+        exclude:
+          # github actions runs with arm for macos
+          #
+          # older versions of ghc support arm through llvm and the version that
+          # the machine uses is not compatible with ghc.
+          #
+          # So we exclude those builds
+          - snapshot: 'lts-12.11'
+            os: macOS
+          - snapshot: 'lts-14.18'
+            os: macOS
+          - snapshot: 'lts-16.12'
+            os: macOS
+          - snapshot: 'lts-18.28'
+            os: macOS
+          - snapshot: 'lts-19.33'
+            os: macOS
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@main