diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index 74a4e90880c4..364c67b43538 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -162,12 +162,12 @@ jobs:
 
             # remove libgfortran from location used for linking, to check wheel has
             # bundled things correctly
-            PREFIX="sudo rm -rf /opt/gfortran-darwin-x86_64-native &&\
-              rm /usr/local/lib/libgfortran.dylib /usr/local/lib/libgfortran.5.dylib && "
+            POSTFIX=" && sudo rm -rf /opt/gfortran-darwin-x86_64-native &&\
+              rm /usr/local/lib/libgfortran.dylib /usr/local/lib/libgfortran.5.dylib"
           fi
           CIBW="$PREFIX delocate-listdeps {wheel} &&\
             $PREFIX delocate-wheel $EXCLUDE --require-archs \
-            {delocate_archs} -w {dest_dir} {wheel}"
+            {delocate_archs} -w {dest_dir} {wheel} $POSTFIX"
           # Rename x86 Accelerate wheel to test on macOS 13 runner
           if [[ ${{ matrix.buildplat[0] }} == 'macos-13' && ${{ matrix.buildplat[4] }} == '14.0' ]]; then
             CIBW+=" && mv {dest_dir}/\$(basename {wheel}) \