diff --git a/.github/actions/free-space-macos/action.yml b/.github/actions/free-space-macos/action.yml
index 33ed9f835d..11ca7633a9 100644
--- a/.github/actions/free-space-macos/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/free-space-macos/action.yml
@@ -80,8 +80,10 @@ runs:
         sudo rm -rf /Users/runner/.rustup
 
         # remove homebrew packages we don't need
-        brew uninstall -f --zap aws-sam-cli session-manager-plugin gcc gcc@13 gcc@14 llvm@18 gradle maven ant azure-cli
-        brew autoremove
+        if command -v brew &> /dev/null; then
+          brew uninstall -f --zap aws-sam-cli session-manager-plugin gcc gcc@13 gcc@14 llvm@18 gradle maven ant azure-cli
+          brew autoremove
+        fi
 
         # lipo off some huge binaries arm64 versions to save space
         strip_universal_deep $(xcode-select -p)/../SharedFrameworks