diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_python_3.yml b/.github/workflows/build_python_3.yml
index fac67e45f82..a3d6066dc0c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_python_3.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_python_3.yml
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ jobs:
           CIBW_BEFORE_ALL_WINDOWS: rustup target add i686-pc-windows-msvc
           CIBW_BEFORE_ALL_MACOS: rustup target add aarch64-apple-darwin
           CIBW_ENVIRONMENT_LINUX: PATH=$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=24
+          # SYSTEM_VERSION_COMPAT is a workaround for versioning issue, a.k.a.
+          # `platform.mac_ver()` reports incorrect MacOS version at 11.0
+          # See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/65402241
+          CIBW_ENVIRONMENT_MACOS: CMAKE_BUILD_PARALLEL_LEVEL=24 SYSTEM_VERSION_COMPAT=0
           CIBW_REPAIR_WHEEL_COMMAND_LINUX: |
             mkdir ./tempwheelhouse &&
             unzip -l {wheel} | grep '\.so' &&
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index a42954445ff..df5fbdcdbb2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -204,12 +204,6 @@ test-command = ["python {project}/tests/smoke_test.py"]
 # Skip trying to test arm64 builds on Intel Macs
 test-skip = "*-macosx_universal2:arm64"
 
-[tool.cibuildwheel.macos.environment]
-# Workaround for Macos 11.0 versioning issue, a.k.a.
-# `platform.mac_ver()` reports incorrect MacOS version at 11.0
-# See: https://stackoverflow.com/a/65402241
-SYSTEM_VERSION_COMPAT = "0"
-
 [tool.ruff]
 exclude = [
     ".riot",