diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-irctest.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-irctest.yml
index 9f005fae2..020823438 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-irctest.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-irctest.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
 jobs:
   build:
     if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip irctest ci]')"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
 
   test:
     if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip irctest ci]')"
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-24.04-arm
     env:
       IRCTEST_DEBUG_LOGS: "1"
     needs: