diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 94b3bdff1e..e7e7e22344 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -94,11 +94,15 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build rav1e
       env:
         RUSTFLAGS: "-C target-cpu=${{ matrix.target_cpu }}"
+        CARGO_TARGET_X86_64_PC_WINDOWS_GNU_LINKER: "C:\\\\msys64\\\\mingw64\\\\bin\\\\x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc.exe"
+        CARGO_TARGET_X86_64_PC_WINDOWS_GNU_AR: "C:\\\\msys64\\\\mingw64\\\\bin\\\\ar.exe"
       run: cargo build --profile ${{ matrix.profile }}
 
     - name: Run cargo-c
       env:
         RUSTFLAGS: "-C target-cpu=${{ matrix.target_cpu }}"
+        CARGO_TARGET_X86_64_PC_WINDOWS_GNU_LINKER: "C:\\\\msys64\\\\mingw64\\\\bin\\\\x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc.exe"
+        CARGO_TARGET_X86_64_PC_WINDOWS_GNU_AR: "C:\\\\msys64\\\\mingw64\\\\bin\\\\ar.exe"
       run: |
         cargo fetch
         cargo cinstall --profile ${{ matrix.profile }} --destdir="C:\" --offline