diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 524273d..8a56d1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -26,8 +26,5 @@ jobs:
         run: make smoketest-tinygo
       - name: Run Linux smoke tests
         run: make smoketest-linux
-      - name: Install Windows cross compiler
-        run: |
-          apt-get install -y gcc-mingw-w64-x86-64
-      - name: "Run Windows smoke tests"
+      - name: "Run Windows cross-compiled smoke tests"
         run: make smoketest-windows
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4690a32..18bb902 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ smoketest-linux:
 
 smoketest-windows:
 	# Test on Windows.
-	GOOS=windows CGO_ENABLED=1 CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc go build -o /tmp/go-build-discard ./examples/scanner
-	GOOS=windows CGO_ENABLED=1 CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc go build -o /tmp/go-build-discard ./examples/discover
-	GOOS=windows CGO_ENABLED=1 CC=x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc go build -o /tmp/go-build-discard ./examples/heartrate-monitor
+	GOOS=windows go build -o /tmp/go-build-discard ./examples/scanner
+	GOOS=windows go build -o /tmp/go-build-discard ./examples/discover
+	GOOS=windows go build -o /tmp/go-build-discard ./examples/heartrate-monitor
 
 smoketest-macos:
 	# Test on macos.