diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5d5222f8b..e337770eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -892,7 +892,8 @@ jobs:
           - { sys: mingw64, env: x86_64 }
           - { sys: mingw32, env: i686 }
     steps:
-    - uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2
+    # Force version because of https://github.com/msys2/setup-msys2/issues/167
+    - uses: msys2/setup-msys2@v2.4.2
       with:
         msystem: ${{matrix.sys}}
         install: >-