diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d0f72ec005fec18dcef79f9ddfb24fe2c3c6208b..f45299d766ff61e0b9f27a0e066a55c253a4fbc1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ stages:
   - build
 
 before_script:
+  - echo "Setting PATH for GitLab Runner..."
+  - $env:Path = "C:\ProgramData\mingw64\mingw64\bin;" + $env:Path
   - echo "Checking if GCC is installed..."
   - gcc --version