diff --git a/.github/workflows/matlab.yml b/.github/workflows/matlab.yml
index 0f29b567fab4c..2ae33d1e8d6c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/matlab.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/matlab.yml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
           strict: true
   macos:
     name: AMD64 macOS 12 MATLAB
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-12
     if: ${{ !contains(github.event.pull_request.title, 'WIP') }}
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
diff --git a/dev/tasks/matlab/github.yml b/dev/tasks/matlab/github.yml
index 1cd3949efbcf8..13fa36b501125 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/matlab/github.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/matlab/github.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
 
   macos:
     name: AMD64 macOS 12 MATLAB
-    runs-on: macos-latest
+    runs-on: macos-12
     steps:
       {{ macros.github_checkout_arrow()|indent }}
       - name: Install ninja-build