diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_wheels_macos.yml b/.github/workflows/build_wheels_macos.yml
index d40c4697..2610a001 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_wheels_macos.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_wheels_macos.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ jobs:
       SDIST: ${{ matrix.build_sdist || 0 }}
       ENABLE_HEADLESS: ${{ matrix.without_gui }}
       ENABLE_CONTRIB: ${{ matrix.with_contrib }}
+      _PYTHON_HOST_PLATFORM: macosx-11.0-x86_64
     steps:
     - name: Cleanup
       run: find . -mindepth 1 -delete