diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml
index af388ee528..490d7661d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-e2e.yml
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ jobs:
 
   e2e:
     needs: setup
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # `playwright install` fails on Ubuntu 24.04+ with older versions of playwright (which 13.5.1 has)
+    runs-on: "${{ matrix.version_spec.selector == '13.5.1' && 'ubuntu-22.04' || 'ubuntu-latest' }}"
     name: Test next@${{ matrix.version_spec.selector }} group ${{ matrix.group }}/${{ needs.setup.outputs.total }}
     timeout-minutes: 120
     strategy: