diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-windows-arm64.yml b/.github/workflows/test-windows-arm64.yml
index b05f4e40ef..0df27ebe3f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-windows-arm64.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-windows-arm64.yml
@@ -110,14 +110,14 @@ jobs:
           $ucrt = Join-Path $env:WindowsSdkDir "Lib\$sdk\ucrt\arm64"
           $um = Join-Path $env:WindowsSdkDir "Lib\$sdk\um\arm64"
           $msvc = Join-Path $env:VCToolsInstallDir "lib\arm64"
-          $host = Join-Path $env:VCToolsInstallDir "bin\HostX64\arm64"
+          $bin = Join-Path $env:VCToolsInstallDir "bin\HostX64\arm64"
           $kit = Join-Path $env:WindowsSdkDir "bin\$sdk\x64"
-          $link = Join-Path $host "link.exe"
-          $miss = @($ucrt, $um, $msvc, $host, $link) | Where-Object { !(Test-Path $_) }
+          $link = Join-Path $bin "link.exe"
+          $miss = @($ucrt, $um, $msvc, $bin, $link) | Where-Object { !(Test-Path $_) }
           if ($miss) { throw "missing ARM64 tool paths: $($miss -join ', ')" }
           "LIB=$ucrt;$um;$msvc" | Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_ENV
           "CARGO_TARGET_AARCH64_PC_WINDOWS_MSVC_LINKER=$link" | Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_ENV
-          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $host
+          Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $bin
           Add-Content -Path $env:GITHUB_PATH -Value $kit
           Write-Host "Using linker: $link"
           Write-Host "Using LIB: $ucrt;$um;$msvc"