diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 38013273b2..3b924c0c91 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Build rav1e
       env:
         RUSTFLAGS: "-C target-cpu=${{ matrix.target_cpu }}"
+        CC: "x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc"
       run: cargo build --profile ${{ matrix.profile }}
 
     - name: Run cargo-c