diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows.yml b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
index 78de1204cf..5dc8b1433a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows.yml
@@ -431,8 +431,6 @@ jobs:
           PATH="$(cygpath "${USERPROFILE}")/my-cache/${{ matrix.dir }}/bin:/c/msys64/usr/bin:$PATH"
           for _chkprefill in '' ${{ matrix.chkprefill }}; do
             options=''
-            [ '${{ matrix.type }}' = 'Debug' ] && options+=' -DCMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_DEBUG='
-            [ '${{ matrix.type }}' = 'Release' ] && options+=' -DCMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY_RELEASE='
             [ "${_chkprefill}" = '_chkprefill' ] && options+=' -D_CURL_PREFILL=OFF'
             cmake -B "bld${_chkprefill}" -G 'MSYS Makefiles' ${options} \
               -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc \
@@ -460,7 +458,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 5
         run: |
           PATH="$(cygpath "${USERPROFILE}")/my-cache/${{ matrix.dir }}/bin:/c/msys64/usr/bin:$PATH"
-          cmake --build bld --config '${{ matrix.type }}'
+          cmake --build bld
 
       - name: 'curl version'
         timeout-minutes: 1
@@ -474,7 +472,7 @@ jobs:
         timeout-minutes: 10
         run: |
           PATH="$(cygpath "${USERPROFILE}")/my-cache/${{ matrix.dir }}/bin:/c/msys64/usr/bin:$PATH"
-          cmake --build bld --config '${{ matrix.type }}' --target testdeps
+          cmake --build bld --target testdeps
 
       - name: 'install test prereqs'
         if: ${{ matrix.tflags != 'skipall' && matrix.tflags != 'skiprun' }}
@@ -503,13 +501,13 @@ jobs:
             TFLAGS+=" -ac $(cygpath "${SYSTEMROOT}/System32/curl.exe")"
           fi
           PATH="$PWD/bld/lib:$PATH:/c/Program Files (x86)/stunnel/bin"
-          cmake --build bld --config '${{ matrix.type }}' --target test-ci
+          cmake --build bld --target test-ci
 
       - name: 'build examples'
         timeout-minutes: 5
         run: |
           PATH="$(cygpath "${USERPROFILE}")/my-cache/${{ matrix.dir }}/bin:/c/msys64/usr/bin:$PATH"
-          cmake --build bld --config '${{ matrix.type }}' --target curl-examples
+          cmake --build bld --target curl-examples
 
   linux-cross-mingw-w64:
     name: "linux-mingw, ${{ matrix.build == 'cmake' && 'CM' || 'AM' }} ${{ matrix.compiler }}"