diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 19f907e..03ba6dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -140,5 +140,5 @@ jobs:
           # enable ccache
           set $env:PATH="$env:USERPROFILE/.cargo/bin;$env:PATH"
 
-          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.type }} -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=ninja -G Ninja -S . -B cmake-build
+          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.type }} -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++ -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=ninja -G Ninja -S . -B cmake-build -DCMAKE_LINKER="link.exe"
           cmake --build cmake-build --config ${{ matrix.type }} --target Zelda64Recompiled -j 8