diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 5b05c5fd..af2f7aaf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ jobs:
         - name: build oqs-provider
           run: |
             cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS="/wd5105" -DOPENSSL_ROOT_DIR="c:\openssl32" -Dliboqs_DIR="c:\liboqs\lib\cmake\liboqs" -S . -B _build
-            cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug --build _build
+            cmake --build _build
         - name: Run tests
           run: |
             cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug --build _build --target RUN_TESTS