diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4962148d5..ab0a4ca63 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ build:windows:
     - windows
   stage: build
   script:
-    - make STATIC_LINK=ON AVX2=OFF JSONRPC=OFF
+    - make STATIC_LINK=ON AVX2=OFF JSONRPC=OFF CC=gcc CXX=g++
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - "lokinet.exe"