diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_x86.yaml b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_x86.yaml
index 4ca191416ac..48c22b81acd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_test_x86.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_test_x86.yaml
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - build-disk
       - detect
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       FLAVOR: ${{ inputs.flavor }}
       ARCH: x86_64
@@ -204,12 +204,16 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('Dockerfile', '**/go.sum', '**/pkg/**', '**/examples/**', '**/cmd/**', '**/vendor/**', '**/Makefile', '**/main.go') }}
           enableCrossOsArchive: true
           fail-on-cache-miss: true
-      - name: Run VM script dependencies
+      - name: Enable KVM group perms
         run: |
-          brew install bash coreutils
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install qemu qemu-utils ovmf qemu-system-x86
+          echo 'KERNEL=="kvm", GROUP="kvm", MODE="0666", OPTIONS+="static_node=kvm"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-kvm4all.rules
+          sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
+          sudo udevadm trigger --name-match=kvm
       - name: Run ${{ matrix.test }}
         run: |
-          make DISK=/tmp/elemental-${{ env.FLAVOR }}.${{ env.ARCH}}.qcow2 ELMNTL_ACCEL=hvf ELMNTL_TARGETARCH=${{ env.ARCH }} ELMNTL_FIRMWARE=$(find /usr/local/Cellar/qemu -name edk2-${{ env.ARCH }}-code.fd -print -quit) ${{ matrix.test }}
+          make DISK=/tmp/elemental-${{ env.FLAVOR }}.${{ env.ARCH}}.qcow2 ELMNTL_TARGETARCH=${{ env.ARCH }} ELMNTL_FIRMWARE=/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd ${{ matrix.test }}
       - name: Upload serial console for ${{ matrix.test }}
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()
@@ -235,7 +239,7 @@ jobs:
     needs:
       - build-iso
       - detect
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       FLAVOR: ${{ inputs.flavor }}
       ARCH: x86_64
@@ -263,12 +267,16 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ env.cache-name }}-${{ hashFiles('Dockerfile', '**/go.sum', '**/pkg/**', '**/examples/**', '**/cmd/**', '**/vendor/**', '**/Makefile', '**/main.go') }}
           enableCrossOsArchive: true
           fail-on-cache-miss: true
-      - name: Run VM script dependencies
+      - name: Enable KVM group perms
         run: |
-          brew install bash coreutils
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install qemu qemu-utils ovmf qemu-system-x86
+          echo 'KERNEL=="kvm", GROUP="kvm", MODE="0666", OPTIONS+="static_node=kvm"' | sudo tee /etc/udev/rules.d/99-kvm4all.rules
+          sudo udevadm control --reload-rules
+          sudo udevadm trigger --name-match=kvm
       - name: Run installer test
         run: |
-          make ISO=/tmp/elemental-${{ env.FLAVOR }}.${{ env.ARCH}}.iso ELMNTL_ACCEL=hvf ELMNTL_TARGETARCH=${{ env.ARCH }} ELMNTL_FIRMWARE=$(find /usr/local/Cellar/qemu -name edk2-${{ env.ARCH }}-code.fd -print -quit) test-installer
+          make ISO=/tmp/elemental-${{ env.FLAVOR }}.${{ env.ARCH}}.iso ELMNTL_TARGETARCH=${{ env.ARCH }} ELMNTL_FIRMWARE=/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd test-installer
       - name: Upload serial console for installer tests
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         if: always()