diff --git a/.buildkite/ci.mjs b/.buildkite/ci.mjs
index 5f7d3b28e5..db55cd2616 100755
--- a/.buildkite/ci.mjs
+++ b/.buildkite/ci.mjs
@@ -664,7 +664,9 @@ function getReleaseStep(buildPlatforms, options) {
     agents: {
       queue: "test-darwin",
     },
-    depends_on: buildPlatforms.filter(p => p.os !== "freebsd").map(platform => `${getTargetKey(platform)}-build-bun`),
+    depends_on: buildPlatforms
+      .filter(p => !(p.os === "freebsd" || p.os === "darwin"))
+      .map(platform => `${getTargetKey(platform)}-build-bun`),
     env: {
       CANARY: revision,
     },
diff --git a/scripts/machine.mjs b/scripts/machine.mjs
index 78e460c91e..4cbb476c9a 100755
--- a/scripts/machine.mjs
+++ b/scripts/machine.mjs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   getSecret,
   getUsernameForDistro,
   homedir,
+  isBuildkite,
   isCI,
   isMacOS,
   isWindows,
@@ -1218,6 +1219,11 @@ async function main() {
     }
   }
 
+  if (isBuildkite && os === "darwin") {
+    // they don't have it preinstalled in the hosted image
+    await spawnSafe($`apt install tart sshpass`);
+  }
+
   /** @type {Machine} */
   const machine = await startGroup("Creating machine...", async () => {
     console.log("Creating machine:");