diff --git a/.ci/compile.sh b/.ci/compile.sh
index b618547b4..76f0e0bcd 100755
--- a/.ci/compile.sh
+++ b/.ci/compile.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 # --debug or --release sets the build type ie CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE
 # --ccache [<size>] uses ccache and shows stats, optionally provide size
 # --dir <dir> sets the name of the build dir, default is "build"
-# --x86-macos sets the min os version to 13.0 - only used for Intel builds
+# --target-x86-macos sets the min os version to 13.0 - only used for Intel builds
 # uses env: BUILDTYPE MAKE_INSTALL MAKE_PACKAGE PACKAGE_TYPE PACKAGE_SUFFIX MAKE_SERVER MAKE_TEST USE_CCACHE CCACHE_SIZE BUILD_DIR CMAKE_GENERATOR
 # (correspond to args: --debug/--release --install --package <package type> --suffix <suffix> --server --test --ccache <ccache_size> --dir <dir>)
 # exitcode: 1 for failure, 3 for invalid arguments
@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ while [[ $# != 0 ]]; do
       BUILD_DIR="$1"
       shift
       ;;
-    '--x86-macos')
+    '--target-x86-macos')
       shift
-      X86_MACOS=1
+      TARGET_X86_MACOS=1
       shift
       ;;
     *)
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ fi
 if [[ $PACKAGE_TYPE ]]; then
   flags+=("-DCPACK_GENERATOR=$PACKAGE_TYPE")
 fi
-if [[ $X86_MACOS ]]; then
+if [[ $TARGET_X86_MACOS ]]; then
   flags+=("-DCMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=13.0")
   flags+=("-DVCPKG_TARGET_TRIPLET=x64-osx-13")
   flags+=("-DVCPKG_OVERLAY_TRIPLETS=../cmake/triplets")
diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
index 913d8c910..79fba3aa0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-build.yml
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Qt ${{env.QT_VERSION}}
         uses: jurplel/install-qt-action@v4
         with:
-          cache: true # qt caches take too much space for macOS (1.1Gi)
+          cache: false # qt caches take too much space for macOS (1.1Gi)
           version: ${{env.QT_VERSION}}
           arch: ${{env.QT_ARCH}}
           modules: ${{env.QT_MODULES}}
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ jobs:
           CMAKE_GENERATOR: '${{env.CMAKE_GENERATOR}}'
           VCPKG_DISABLE_METRICS: 1
           VCPKG_BINARY_SOURCES: 'clear;files,${{ steps.vcpkg-cache.outputs.path }},readwrite'
-        run: .ci/compile.sh --server --test --ccache "$CCACHE_SIZE" ${{ matrix.soc == 'Intel' && '--x86-macos' || '' }}
+        run: .ci/compile.sh --server --test --ccache "$CCACHE_SIZE" ${{ matrix.soc == 'Intel' && '--target-x86-macos' || '' }}
 
       - name: Sign app bundle
         if: matrix.make_package && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' || needs.configure.outputs.tag != null)