diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index fe6182f216..4f4fdbde04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -722,10 +722,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: 'install packages'
         env:
-          INSTALL_PACKAGES: ${{ matrix.compiler == 'clang-tidy' && 'clang mingw-w64-x86-64-dev' || 'gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32' }}
+          INSTALL_PACKAGES: ${{ matrix.compiler == 'clang-tidy' && 'clang mingw-w64-x86-64-dev' || '' }}
         run: |
           sudo rm -f /var/lib/man-db/auto-update
-          sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install ${INSTALL_PACKAGES}
+          sudo apt-get -o Dpkg::Use-Pty=0 install gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64-win32 ${INSTALL_PACKAGES}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5
         with: