diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index a90cb7d215..c145719eb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -1098,7 +1098,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest # android emulator does not run on arm64 - https://github.com/ReactiveCircus/android-emulator-runner/issues/350
+    runs-on: macos-12 # android emulator does not run on arm64 - https://github.com/ReactiveCircus/android-emulator-runner/issues/350
     needs: [check-cache, build-android-packages, build-jvm-packages, build-kotlin-metadata-package]
     if: |
       always() && 
@@ -1118,11 +1118,11 @@ jobs:
           distribution: 'zulu'
           java-version: '17'
 
-      - name: Enable KVM group perms
-        run: |
-          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: Enable KVM group perms
+      #   run: |
+      #     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: Setup Gradle and task/dependency caching
         uses: gradle/gradle-build-action@v2