diff --git a/dev/tasks/matlab/github.yml b/dev/tasks/matlab/github.yml
index 2102665c4d799..7366818ae619c 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/matlab/github.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/matlab/github.yml
@@ -59,17 +59,15 @@ jobs:
           path: matlab-arrow-ubuntu.tar.gz
 
   macos:
-    name: {{ '${{ matrix.architecture }}' }} macOS {{ '${{ matrix.macos-version }}' }} MATLAB
-    runs-on: macos-$${{ matrix.macos-version }}
+    {% set arch = '${{ matrix.platform.architecture}}' %}
+    {% set macos-version = '${{ matrix.platform.macos-version}}' %}
+    name: {{ arch }} macOS {{ macos-version }} MATLAB
+    runs-on: macos-{{ macos-version }}
      strategy:
       matrix:
-        include:
-            - architecture: AMD64
-              macos-version: "12"
-              architecture-suffix: x64
-            - architecture: ARM64
-              macos-version: "14"
-              architecture-suffix: arm64
+        platform:
+            - { architecture: "AMD64", macos-version: "12", architecture-suffix: "x64"}
+            - { architecture: "ARM64", macos-version: "14", architecture-suffix: "arm64"}
     steps:
       {{ macros.github_checkout_arrow()|indent }}
       - name: Install ninja-build