diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index a6fc3bcb..4b1a7800 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: build gtest (macos)
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-12'
+        env:
+          HOMEBREW_NO_INSTALLED_DEPENDENTS_CHECK: 1
         run: |
           git clone -b release-1.8.0 https://github.com/google/googletest
           cd googletest