diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 01a00d912..fe5b1f2fd 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -179,8 +179,8 @@ jobs:
       - run:
           name: Install Homebrew dependencies
           command: |
-            # unlink Homebrew's python 2 to prevent an node-gyp error
-            brew unlink python@2 || true
+            # uninstall Homebrew's python 2 to prevent errors on brew install
+            brew uninstall python@2 || true
             brew update && brew install ccache fftw cmake pkg-config libogg libvorbis lame libsndfile libsamplerate jack sdl libgig libsoundio stk fluid-synth portaudio fltk qt5 carla
       - run:
           name: Install nodejs dependencies