diff --git a/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml b/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml
index 813579174e..6d77e694ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compile-msvc.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ jobs:
         python3 -m pip install numpy
         python3 -m pip install pyyaml
         cmake -C cmake/presets/windows.cmake \
+              -D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=cl.exe \
+              -D CMAKE_C_COMPILER=cl.exe \
               -D CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=$(which ccache) \
               -D CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=$(which ccache) \
               -D DOWNLOAD_POTENTIALS=off \