diff --git a/.github/workflows/macos.yml b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
index bde536ee06..68a7141013 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macos.yml
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ jobs:
             fi
             [ -n "${MATRIX_MACOS_VERSION_MIN}" ] && CFLAGS+=" -mmacosx-version-min=${MATRIX_MACOS_VERSION_MIN}"
             [[ "${MATRIX_INSTALL_STEPS}" = *'pytest'* ]] && options+=' --with-test-vsftpd=no'  # Skip ~20 tests that stretch run time by 7x on macOS
-            mkdir bld && cd bld && ../configure --enable-unity --enable-warnings --enable-werror \
+            mkdir bld && cd bld && ../configure --prefix="$PWD"/curl-install --enable-unity --enable-warnings --enable-werror \
               --disable-dependency-tracking \
               --with-libpsl=/opt/homebrew/opt/libpsl \
               ${MATRIX_CONFIGURE} ${options}
@@ -452,9 +452,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'curl version'
         run: bld/src/curl --disable --version
 
-      - name: 'cmake install'
-        if: ${{ matrix.build.generate }}
-        run: cmake --install bld --strip
+      - name: 'curl install'
+        run: |
+          if [ "${MATRIX_BUILD}" = 'cmake' ]; then
+            cmake --install bld --strip
+          else
+            make install
+          fi
 
       - name: 'build tests'
         run: |