diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a529ff4..2c7d3ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -59,9 +59,12 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y qt6-base-dev
+      # Tray only needs Core/Gui/Widgets (qtbase). The umbrella `qt` keg is a
+      # meta-package (~100KB); frameworks live under qtbase, and dqt links with
+      # `-framework Qt*`, which requires `-F` (LIBRARY_PATH alone is not enough).
       - name: Install Qt (macOS)
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
-        run: brew install qt
+        run: brew install qtbase
       - name: Install Qt (Windows)
         if: runner.os == 'Windows'
         shell: pwsh
@@ -74,7 +77,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Qt paths (macOS)
         if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         run: |
-          echo "PATH=$(brew --prefix qt)/bin:$PATH" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-          echo "LIBRARY_PATH=$(brew --prefix qt)/lib:${LIBRARY_PATH:-}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          QTBASE="$(brew --prefix qtbase)"
+          echo "PATH=${QTBASE}/bin:$PATH" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "LIBRARY_PATH=${QTBASE}/lib:${LIBRARY_PATH:-}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          echo "DFLAGS=-L-F${QTBASE}/lib" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
       - name: Build tray
         run: dub build --config=tray