diff --git a/src/brew/__tests__/brew.test.ts b/src/brew/__tests__/brew.test.ts
index 23aeffb1..6896c36f 100644
--- a/src/brew/__tests__/brew.test.ts
+++ b/src/brew/__tests__/brew.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { setupBrew } from "../brew"
 import { testBin } from "../../utils/tests/test-helpers"
+import { InstallationInfo } from "../../utils/setup/setupBin"
 
 jest.setTimeout(200000)
 describe("setup-brew", () => {
@@ -7,7 +8,7 @@ describe("setup-brew", () => {
     if (process.platform !== "darwin") {
       return
     }
-    setupBrew("", "", "")
-    await testBin("brew")
+    const installInfo = setupBrew("", "", "")
+    await testBin("brew", ["--version"], (installInfo as InstallationInfo | undefined)?.binDir)
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/brew/brew.ts b/src/brew/brew.ts
index d67cbcaf..feb79bf3 100644
--- a/src/brew/brew.ts
+++ b/src/brew/brew.ts
@@ -1,18 +1,28 @@
 import { execFileSync } from "child_process"
 import which from "which"
 
+let binDir: string | undefined
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
 export function setupBrew(_version: string, _setupCppDir: string, _arch: string) {
   if (!["darwin", "linux"].includes(process.platform)) {
     return
   }
+  if (typeof binDir === "string") {
+    return { binDir }
+  }
 
-  if (which.sync("brew", { nothrow: true }) !== null) {
-    return
+  const maybeBinDir = which.sync("brew", { nothrow: true })
+  if (maybeBinDir !== null) {
+    binDir = maybeBinDir
+    return { binDir }
   }
 
   // brew is not thread-safe
   execFileSync(`/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"`, {
     stdio: "inherit",
   })
+  binDir = "/usr/local/bin/"
+
+  return { binDir }
 }