diff --git a/.github/workflows/rav1e.yml b/.github/workflows/rav1e.yml
index 71d85f2cef..15b24f4e24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rav1e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rav1e.yml
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install cargo-c
       if: matrix.conf == 'cargo-c'
       run: |
-        cargo install cargo-c
+        rustup run --install stable-msvc cargo install cargo-c
     - name: Run cargo-c
       if: matrix.conf == 'cargo-c'
       run: |