diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index ba2ad3561a..60f0fb2965 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -623,16 +623,16 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'configure'
         run: |
-          MINGW32CE_ROOT="${HOME}/opt/mingw32ce"
+          PATH="$HOME/opt/mingw32ce/bin:$PATH"
           if [ '${{ matrix.build }}' = 'cmake' ]; then
             cmake -B bld \
               -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME=WindowsCE \
               -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_VERSION=8.0 \
               -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=arm \
-              -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET=arm-wince-mingw32ce \
-              -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER="${MINGW32CE_ROOT}/bin/arm-mingw32ce-gcc" \
-              -DCMAKE_RC_COMPILER="${MINGW32CE_ROOT}/bin/arm-mingw32ce-windres" \
-              -DMINGW32CE_LIBRARY_DIR="${MINGW32CE_ROOT}/arm-mingw32ce/lib" \
+              -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_TARGET=arm-mingw32ce \
+              -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=arm-mingw32ce-gcc \
+              -DCMAKE_RC_COMPILER=arm-mingw32ce-windres \
+              -DMINGW32CE_LIBRARY_DIR="$HOME/opt/mingw32ce/arm-mingw32ce/lib" \
               -DCMAKE_IGNORE_PREFIX_PATH="$(brew --prefix)" \
               -DCMAKE_UNITY_BUILD=ON -DCURL_TEST_BUNDLES=ON \
               -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -DBUILD_STATIC_LIBS=ON -DBUILD_STATIC_CURL=OFF \
@@ -642,12 +642,7 @@ jobs:
           else
             autoreconf -fi
             mkdir bld && cd bld && ../configure --disable-dependency-tracking --enable-unity --enable-test-bundles --enable-warnings --enable-werror \
-              ac_cv_prog_cc_c99=no \
-              CC="${MINGW32CE_ROOT}/bin/arm-mingw32ce-gcc" \
-              AR="${MINGW32CE_ROOT}/bin/arm-mingw32ce-ar" \
-              RANLIB="${MINGW32CE_ROOT}/bin/arm-mingw32ce-ranlib" \
-              RC="${MINGW32CE_ROOT}/bin/arm-mingw32ce-windres" \
-              --host=arm-wince-mingw32ce \
+              --host=arm-mingw32ce \
               --with-schannel \
               --without-libpsl \
               --disable-shared
@@ -664,6 +659,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: 'build'
         run: |
+          PATH="$HOME/opt/mingw32ce/bin:$PATH"
           if [ '${{ matrix.build }}' = 'cmake' ]; then
             cmake --build bld
           else
@@ -677,6 +673,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'build tests'
         if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}  # skip for autotools to save time
         run: |
+          PATH="$HOME/opt/mingw32ce/bin:$PATH"
           if [ '${{ matrix.build }}' = 'cmake' ]; then
             cmake --build bld --target testdeps
           else
@@ -686,6 +683,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'build examples'
         if: ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' }}  # skip for autotools to save time
         run: |
+          PATH="$HOME/opt/mingw32ce/bin:$PATH"
           if [ '${{ matrix.build }}' = 'cmake' ]; then
             cmake --build bld --target curl-examples
           else
diff --git a/lib/curl_setup.h b/lib/curl_setup.h
index 92d911dfb9..724aa7f32b 100644
--- a/lib/curl_setup.h
+++ b/lib/curl_setup.h
@@ -120,6 +120,14 @@
 #  endif
 #endif
 
+/* Avoid bogus format check warnings with mingw32ce gcc 4.4.0 in
+   C99 (-std=gnu99) mode */
+#if defined(__MINGW32CE__) && !defined(CURL_NO_FMT_CHECKS) && \
+  (defined(__STDC_VERSION__) && __STDC_VERSION__ >= 199901L) && \
+  (defined(__GNUC__) && (__GNUC__ == 4) && (__GNUC_MINOR__ == 4))
+#define CURL_NO_FMT_CHECKS
+#endif
+
 /* Compatibility */
 #ifdef ENABLE_IPV6
 #define USE_IPV6 1