diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-build.yml b/.github/workflows/test-build.yml
index fb335209..a5f00153 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-build.yml
@@ -160,6 +160,8 @@ jobs:
          brew install emacs
          brew install automake
          brew install hdf5
+         brew install gcc
+         brew install gfortran
          brew --prefix hdf5
 
     - name: Install the latest TREXIO from the GitHub clone
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
         git clone https://github.com/TREX-CoE/trexio.git
         cd trexio
         ./autogen.sh
-        ./configure FC=gfortran-12 --enable-silent-rules
+        ./configure --enable-silent-rules
         make -j 4
         sudo make install
 
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ jobs:
         ./autogen.sh
         mkdir _build_hpc
         cd _build_hpc
-        ../configure --enable-hpc FC=gfortran-12
+        ../configure --enable-hpc FC=gfortran-12 CC=gcc-12
         make -j2
 
     - name: Run test