diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index b07d005978..bfff8c2106 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -943,6 +943,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: 'openssl +examples'
             install-msys2: >-
+              perl
               mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-brotli
               mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-zlib
               mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-zstd
diff --git a/tests/certs/genserv.pl b/tests/certs/genserv.pl
index 6e8ceec315..3de4071ccf 100755
--- a/tests/certs/genserv.pl
+++ b/tests/certs/genserv.pl
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ if(!$CAPREFIX) {
             }
         }
         if(!$found) {
+            printf "PATH used: %s\n", join(', ', File::Spec->path());
             opensslfail();
         }
     }