diff --git a/src/bin/buildForWindows.sh b/src/bin/buildForWindows.sh
index da8297b7c..7313e1044 100755
--- a/src/bin/buildForWindows.sh
+++ b/src/bin/buildForWindows.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ try cd "${workdir}"
 [ -f src/package.json ] || fatal "failed to cd to etherpad root directory"
 ls -lisa
 # See https://github.com/msys2/MSYS2-packages/issues/1216
-export MSYS=winsymlinks:nativestrict
+export MSYSTEM=winsymlinks:lnk
 
 OUTPUT=${workdir}/etherpad-win.zip