diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-nc.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-nc.yml
index 97e0bbc384b..3de3c6fedab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-nc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-nc.yml
@@ -158,20 +158,13 @@ jobs:
           cache-downloads: true
 
       - name: Edit netcdf-fortran.pc
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        working-directory: modflow6
-        run: |
-          sed -i "s|libdir=/home/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6//home/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/lib|libdir=/home/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/lib|g" /home/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/lib/pkgconfig/netcdf-fortran.pc
-          /home/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/bin/pkg-config --cflags netcdf-fortran
-          /home/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/bin/pkg-config --libs netcdf-fortran
-
-      - name: Edit netcdf-fortran.pc
-        if: runner.os == 'macOS'
         working-directory: modflow6
         run: |
-          sed -i '' -e "s|libdir=/Users/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6//Users/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/lib|libdir=/Users/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/lib|g" /Users/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/lib/pkgconfig/netcdf-fortran.pc
-          /Users/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/bin/pkg-config --cflags netcdf-fortran
-          /Users/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/bin/pkg-config --libs netcdf-fortran
+         if [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "Linux" ]; then
+           sed -i "s|libdir=/home/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6//home/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/lib|libdir=/home/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/lib|g" /home/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/lib/pkgconfig/netcdf-fortran.pc
+         elif [ "$RUNNER_OS" == "macOS" ]; then
+           sed -i '' -e "s|libdir=/Users/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6//Users/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/lib|libdir=/Users/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/lib|g" /Users/runner/micromamba/envs/modflow6/lib/pkgconfig/netcdf-fortran.pc
+         fi
 
       - name: Build modflow6
         working-directory: modflow6