diff --git a/.ci/setup.sh b/.ci/setup.sh
index 7078fb05e81..101015ea81e 100755
--- a/.ci/setup.sh
+++ b/.ci/setup.sh
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
 
 set -e -E -u -o pipefail
 
-brew install cmake gcc ninja
+brew install cmake libomp open-mpi
 
 git clone --recursive -b test-install https://github.com/microsoft/LightGBM
 cd LightGBM
 export CXX=g++-14 CC=gcc-14  # replace "7" with version of gcc installed on your machine
-cmake -B build -S . -DBUILD_CPP_TEST=ON -G Ninja
+cmake -B build -S . -DBUILD_CPP_TEST=ON -DUSE_MPI=ON
 cmake --build build --target testlightgbm -j4
 
 ls