diff --git a/tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_macos_rc b/tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_macos_rc
index b6cc43e0ab0..8f2056096dc 100644
--- a/tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_macos_rc
+++ b/tools/internal_ci/helper_scripts/prepare_build_macos_rc
@@ -40,11 +40,12 @@ pip install google-api-python-client --user python
 export GOOGLE_APPLICATION_CREDENTIALS=${KOKORO_GFILE_DIR}/GrpcTesting-d0eeee2db331.json
 
 # If this is a PR using RUN_TESTS_FLAGS var, then add flags to filter tests
-if [ -n "$KOKORO_GITHUB_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER" ] && [ -n "$RUN_TESTS_FLAGS" ]; then
-  brew install jq
-  ghprbTargetBranch=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/grpc/grpc/pulls/$KOKORO_GITHUB_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER | jq -r .base.ref)
-  export RUN_TESTS_FLAGS="$RUN_TESTS_FLAGS --filter_pr_tests --base_branch origin/$ghprbTargetBranch"
-fi
+# TODO(matt-kwong): enable after fixing brew issue
+# if [ -n "$KOKORO_GITHUB_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER" ] && [ -n "$RUN_TESTS_FLAGS" ]; then
+#   brew install jq
+#   ghprbTargetBranch=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/grpc/grpc/pulls/$KOKORO_GITHUB_PULL_REQUEST_NUMBER | jq -r .base.ref)
+#   export RUN_TESTS_FLAGS="$RUN_TESTS_FLAGS --filter_pr_tests --base_branch origin/$ghprbTargetBranch"
+# fi
 
 set +ex  # rvm script is very verbose and exits with errorcode
 source $HOME/.rvm/scripts/rvm