diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index b5c9f543..6893f717 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          brew install cmake pkg-config sdl2 glew glm openssl@3 zlib ffmpeg unicorn dxc \
+          brew install cmake pkg-config sdl2 glew glm openssl@3 zlib ffmpeg unicorn \
             stormlib vulkan-loader vulkan-headers shaderc dylibbundler || true
           # dylibbundler may not be in all brew mirrors; install separately to not block others
           brew install dylibbundler 2>/dev/null || true
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fb72e27b..3ffdbd5e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -757,8 +757,10 @@ if(TARGET wowee_fsr3_framegen_amd_vk_probe)
     target_link_libraries(wowee PRIVATE wowee_fsr3_framegen_amd_vk_probe)
 endif()
 if(TARGET wowee_fsr3_official_runtime_copy)
-    # Ensure Path A runtime is available in bin/ whenever wowee is built.
-    add_dependencies(wowee wowee_fsr3_official_runtime_copy)
+    # FSR3 Path A runtime is an opt-in artifact; build explicitly with:
+    #   cmake --build build --target wowee_fsr3_official_runtime_copy
+    # Do NOT add as a hard dependency of wowee — it would break arm64 and Windows CI
+    # (no DXC available on arm64; bash context issues on MSYS2 Windows).
 endif()
 
 # Link Unicorn if available