diff --git a/scripts/ci/jobs/build-gui-mac.yml b/scripts/ci/jobs/build-gui-mac.yml
index 015a47cc34b..b0102c2214f 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/jobs/build-gui-mac.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/jobs/build-gui-mac.yml
@@ -5,16 +5,17 @@ build gui mac:
   stage: build
   tags:
     - mac
-    - ${ARCHITECTURE}
+    - arm64
   needs: [meta]
   rules:
     - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master"'
     - changes:
         - Applications/DataExplorer/**/*
+        - scripts/ci/jobs/build-gui-mac.yml
     - when: manual
       allow_failure: true
   variables:
     CMAKE_PRESET: release-gui
-  parallel:
-    matrix:
-      - ARCHITECTURE: ["amd64"] # "arm64" not supported yet
+    CMAKE_ARGS: >-
+      -DOGS_USE_NETCDF=OFF
+      -DQt5_DIR=/opt/qt/5.15.14/lib/cmake/Qt5
diff --git a/scripts/ci/jobs/build-mac-petsc.yml b/scripts/ci/jobs/build-mac-petsc.yml
index fc2b60a4834..99507e6231b 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/jobs/build-mac-petsc.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/jobs/build-mac-petsc.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
-build mac petsc arm64:
-  tags:
-    - mac
-    - arm64
+build mac petsc:
+  tags: [mac, arm64]
   extends:
     - .template-build-linux
     - .test-artifacts
@@ -13,22 +11,3 @@ build mac petsc arm64:
     CMAKE_PRESET: release-petsc
     CMAKE_ARGS: >-
       -DOGS_USE_PIP=ON
-
-build mac petsc amd64:
-  tags:
-    - mac
-    - amd64
-  extends:
-    - .template-build-linux
-    - .test-artifacts
-  needs: [meta]
-  rules:
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master"'
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^v[0-9]\.[0-9]\.[0-9]/
-    - when: manual
-      allow_failure: true
-  variables:
-    CMAKE_PRESET: release-petsc
-    CMAKE_ARGS: >-
-      -DOGS_BUILD_PROCESSES=SteadyStateDiffusion
-      -DOGS_BUILD_HDF5=ON
diff --git a/scripts/ci/jobs/build-mac.yml b/scripts/ci/jobs/build-mac.yml
index fa18a20d5e0..30430c1c717 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/jobs/build-mac.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/jobs/build-mac.yml
@@ -1,25 +1,11 @@
 build mac:
-  tags:
-    - mac
-    - ${ARCHITECTURE}
+  tags: [mac, arm64]
   extends:
     - .template-build-linux
     - .test-artifacts
   needs: [meta]
-  rules:
-    - if: '$ARCHITECTURE == "amd64"'
-      variables:
-        CTEST_ARGS: "-E LARGE" # disable large notebook tests
-    - if: '$ARCHITECTURE == "arm64"'
-    - if: '$CI_COMMIT_BRANCH == "master"'
-    - if: $CI_COMMIT_BRANCH =~ /^v[0-9]\.[0-9]\.[0-9]/
-    - when: manual
-      allow_failure: true
   variables:
     CHECK_WARNINGS: "true"
     CMAKE_PRESET: release-all
     CMAKE_ARGS: >-
       -DOGS_BUILD_HDF5=ON
-  parallel:
-    matrix:
-      - ARCHITECTURE: ["amd64", "arm64"]
diff --git a/scripts/ci/jobs/build-wheels.yml b/scripts/ci/jobs/build-wheels.yml
index b414318c1d2..0aeb2bc730a 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/jobs/build-wheels.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/jobs/build-wheels.yml
@@ -50,14 +50,9 @@ build wheels linux:
   <<: *wheels_template
 
 build wheels mac:
-  tags:
-    - mac
-    - ${ARCHITECTURE}
+  tags: [mac, arm64]
   variables:
     CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET: "10.15"
-  parallel:
-    matrix:
-      - ARCHITECTURE: ["amd64", "arm64"]
   <<: *wheels_template
 
 build wheels win:
diff --git a/scripts/cmake/DependenciesExternalProject.cmake b/scripts/cmake/DependenciesExternalProject.cmake
index ea89d38d33d..1798d1ab485 100644
--- a/scripts/cmake/DependenciesExternalProject.cmake
+++ b/scripts/cmake/DependenciesExternalProject.cmake
@@ -467,6 +467,10 @@ if(NOT VTK_FOUND)
         endif()
     endif()
 
+    if(DEFINED Qt5_DIR)
+        list(APPEND VTK_OPTIONS "-DQt5_DIR=${Qt5_DIR}")
+    endif()
+
     BuildExternalProject(
         VTK ${_vtk_source} CMAKE_ARGS ${VTK_OPTIONS} ${_defaultCMakeArgs}
                                       ${_vtk_patch} ${_cmake_generator}