diff --git a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
index 4e3544d5e443a..c2dcef0b2032c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/wheels.yml
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
 
+      # Work around https://github.com/actions/cache/issues/403 by using GNU tar
+      # instead of BSD tar.
+      # borrowed from https://github.com/rust-lang/rust-analyzer/pull/6208/files
+      - name: Install GNU tar
+        if: ${{ matrix.buildplat[1] == 'macosx_*' }}
+        run: |
+          brew install gnu-tar
+          echo PATH="/usr/local/opt/gnu-tar/libexec/gnubin:$PATH" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
       # Python version used to build sdist doesn't matter
       # wheel will be built from sdist with the correct version
       - name: Build sdist (macOS)
diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/test_stata.py b/pandas/tests/io/test_stata.py
index 3a7762a6a6060..3cfd86049588b 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/test_stata.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/test_stata.py
@@ -174,18 +174,16 @@ def test_read_dta2(self, datapath):
         )
         expected["yearly_date"] = expected["yearly_date"].astype("O")
 
+        path1 = datapath("io", "data", "stata", "stata2_114.dta")
+        path2 = datapath("io", "data", "stata", "stata2_115.dta")
+        path3 = datapath("io", "data", "stata", "stata2_117.dta")
+
         with tm.assert_produces_warning(UserWarning):
-            parsed_114 = self.read_dta(
-                datapath("io", "data", "stata", "stata2_114.dta")
-            )
+            parsed_114 = self.read_dta(path1)
         with tm.assert_produces_warning(UserWarning):
-            parsed_115 = self.read_dta(
-                datapath("io", "data", "stata", "stata2_115.dta")
-            )
+            parsed_115 = self.read_dta(path2)
         with tm.assert_produces_warning(UserWarning):
-            parsed_117 = self.read_dta(
-                datapath("io", "data", "stata", "stata2_117.dta")
-            )
+            parsed_117 = self.read_dta(path3)
             # 113 is buggy due to limits of date format support in Stata
             # parsed_113 = self.read_dta(
             # datapath("io", "data", "stata", "stata2_113.dta")