diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index ac997966f1..60f0fb2965 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'configure'
         run: |
-          PATH="${HOME}/opt/mingw32ce/bin:$PATH"
+          PATH="$HOME/opt/mingw32ce/bin:$PATH"
           if [ '${{ matrix.build }}' = 'cmake' ]; then
             cmake -B bld \
               -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=WindowsCE \
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ jobs:
               -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET=arm-mingw32ce \
               -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=arm-mingw32ce-gcc \
               -DCMAKE_RC_COMPILER=arm-mingw32ce-windres \
-              -DMINGW32CE_LIBRARY_DIR="${HOME}/opt/mingw32ce/arm-mingw32ce/lib" \
+              -DMINGW32CE_LIBRARY_DIR="$HOME/opt/mingw32ce/arm-mingw32ce/lib" \
               -DCMAKE_IGNORE_PREFIX_PATH="$(brew --prefix)" \
               -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=ON -DCURL_TEST_BUNDLES=ON \
               -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON -DBUILD_STATIC_CURL=OFF \
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'build'
         run: |
-          PATH="${HOME}/opt/mingw32ce/bin:$PATH"
+          PATH="$HOME/opt/mingw32ce/bin:$PATH"
           if [ '${{ matrix.build }}' = 'cmake' ]; then
             cmake --build bld
           else
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'build tests'
         if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}  # skip for autotools to save time
         run: |
-          PATH="${HOME}/opt/mingw32ce/bin:$PATH"
+          PATH="$HOME/opt/mingw32ce/bin:$PATH"
           if [ '${{ matrix.build }}' = 'cmake' ]; then
             cmake --build bld --target testdeps
           else
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'build examples'
         if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}  # skip for autotools to save time
         run: |
-          PATH="${HOME}/opt/mingw32ce/bin:$PATH"
+          PATH="$HOME/opt/mingw32ce/bin:$PATH"
           if [ '${{ matrix.build }}' = 'cmake' ]; then
             cmake --build bld --target curl-examples
           else