diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index 048015009..9ae750a77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         rust: [msrv, latest]
-        include:
+        sys:
         - os: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
           target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
         - os: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
           target: aarch64-apple-darwin
         - os: windows-latest-8-cores
           target: x86_64-pc-windows-msvc
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.sys.os }}
     env:
       CI_TESTS: true
     steps:
@@ -74,17 +74,18 @@ jobs:
       run: echo RUSTFLAGS='-Dwarnings -Dclippy::all -Dclippy::pedantic' >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - run: rustup update
     - run: cargo version
-    - run: rustup target add ${{ matrix.target }}
+    - run: rustup target add ${{ matrix.sys.target }}
     - run: rustup target add wasm32-unknown-unknown
-    - if: matrix.target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu'
-      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu g++-aarch64-linux-gnu
-    - run: cargo clippy --all-targets --target ${{ matrix.target }}
+    - if: runner.os == 'Linux'
+      run: sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get -y install gcc-aarch64-linux-gnu g++-aarch64-linux-gnu libudev-dev
+    - run: cargo clippy --all-targets --target ${{ matrix.sys.target }}
     - run: make build-test
-    - if: startsWith(matrix.target, 'x86_64')
+      # TODO: enable ARM linux
+    - if: startsWith(matrix.sys.target, 'x86_64') || runner.os == 'macOS'
       # specify directories explicitly (otherwise it will fail with missing symbols)
       run: |
         for I in cmd/soroban-cli cmd/crates/* cmd/crates/soroban-test/tests/fixtures/test-wasms/hello_world ; do
-          cargo test --target ${{ matrix.target }} --manifest-path $I/Cargo.toml
+          cargo test --target ${{ matrix.sys.target }} --manifest-path $I/Cargo.toml
         done
 
   publish-dry-run:
@@ -97,10 +98,11 @@ jobs:
           target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
           cargo-hack-feature-options: --feature-powerset
           additional-deb-packages: libudev-dev
-        # - os: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
-        #   target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
-        #   cargo-hack-feature-options: --feature-powerset
-        #   additional-deb-packages: libudev-dev libssl-dev
+        # TODO: add back ARM support
+        #- os: ubuntu-latest-16-cores
+        #  target: aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
+        #  cargo-hack-feature-options: --feature-powerset
+        #  additional-deb-packages: libudev-dev libssl-dev
         - os: macos-latest
           target: x86_64-apple-darwin
           cargo-hack-feature-options: --feature-powerset