diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 92a72122e..6f5d793e3 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ macos_task_template: &MACOS_TASK_TEMPLATE
     folder: ${PIP_CACHE_DIR}
   install_script:
     - echo $PATH
-    - export PATH="/user/local/bin:$PATH"
+    - export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
     - echo $PATH
     - clang --version
     - find /Applications -maxdepth 1 -type d -name 'Xcode*.app'
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 3b2e3ede9..539adac2f 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -321,6 +321,9 @@ for:
               & "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars32.bat"
             }
           }   
+        } else {
+          $env:CC = "gcc.exe"
+          $env:CXX = "g++.exe"
         }
     # Path after
     - path
@@ -488,7 +491,7 @@ for:
 
   init:
     - export QTDIR="$QT"
-    - export PATH="$QTDIR/bin:/user/local/bin:$PATH"
+    - export PATH="$QTDIR/bin:$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"
     - echo $PATH
     - find /Applications -maxdepth 1 -type d -name 'Xcode*.app'
     - sudo xcode-select -p