diff --git a/apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.test.ts b/apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.test.ts
index 5683da2c1a82..7b5fc65696e6 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.test.ts
@@ -332,6 +332,21 @@ it.layer(NodeServices.layer)("providerMaintenance", (it) => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("does not treat an Ubuntu /usr/local/bin executable as Homebrew-managed", () => {
+    expect(
+      packageToolUpdate.resolve({
+        binaryPath: "/usr/local/bin/package-tool",
+        env: {
+          PATH: "",
+        },
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      provider: driver("packageTool"),
+      packageName: "@example/package-tool",
+      update: null,
+    });
+  });
+
   it.effect(
     "switches native-package-tool to native updates when the binary resolves through the native installer",
     () =>
diff --git a/apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.ts b/apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.ts
index 14d17cf365c3..cb6ccd477675 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/provider/providerMaintenance.ts
@@ -268,8 +268,7 @@ function isHomebrewCommandPath(commandPath: string): boolean {
     normalized.includes("/opt/homebrew/caskroom/") ||
     normalized.includes("/usr/local/caskroom/") ||
     normalized.includes("/homebrew/caskroom/") ||
-    normalized.startsWith("/opt/homebrew/bin/") ||
-    normalized.startsWith("/usr/local/bin/")
+    normalized.startsWith("/opt/homebrew/bin/")
   );
 }