diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 53fe33d07..2d53a6ea6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ jobs:
       -
         name: Install all dependencies and symlink for ep_etherpad-lite
         shell: msys2 {0}
-        run: src/bin/installDeps.sh
+        run: |
+          set MSYSTEM=winsymlinks:lnk
+          src/bin/installDeps.sh
       -
         name: Run the backend tests
         shell: msys2 {0}
@@ -44,7 +46,9 @@ jobs:
       -
         name: Build the .zip
         shell: msys2 {0}
-        run: src/bin/buildForWindows.sh
+        run: |
+          set MSYSTEM=winsymlinks:lnk
+          src/bin/buildForWindows.sh
       -
         name: Archive production artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
diff --git a/src/bin/buildForWindows.sh b/src/bin/buildForWindows.sh
index b2a684b3e..dd5f7ddb4 100755
--- a/src/bin/buildForWindows.sh
+++ b/src/bin/buildForWindows.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ try cd "${workdir}"
 ls -lisa src/bin
 ls bin
 # See https://github.com/msys2/MSYS2-packages/issues/1216
-export MSYSTEM=winsymlinks:native
+export MSYSTEM=winsymlinks:lnk
 
 OUTPUT=${workdir}/etherpad-win.zip