diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.d/windows.yml b/.gitlab-ci.d/windows.yml
index 1b2ede49e1..0b9572a8a3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.d/windows.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.d/windows.yml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ msys2-64bit:
       mingw-w64-x86_64-zstd "
   - $env:CHERE_INVOKING = 'yes'  # Preserve the current working directory
   - $env:MSYSTEM = 'MINGW64'     # Start a 64 bit Mingw environment
+  - $env:MSYS = 'winsymlinks:native' # Enable native Windows symlink
   - .\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc './configure --target-list=x86_64-softmmu
       --enable-capstone --without-default-devices'
   - .\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc "sed -i '/^ROMS=/d' build/config-host.mak"
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ msys2-32bit:
       mingw-w64-i686-usbredir "
   - $env:CHERE_INVOKING = 'yes'  # Preserve the current working directory
   - $env:MSYSTEM = 'MINGW32'     # Start a 32-bit MinG environment
+  - $env:MSYS = 'winsymlinks:native' # Enable native Windows symlink
   - mkdir output
   - cd output
   - ..\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc "../configure --target-list=ppc64-softmmu"