diff --git a/.github/workflows/snapshot-on-push-master.yml b/.github/workflows/snapshot-on-push-master.yml
index 674a2cddf..fcefa10d8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snapshot-on-push-master.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snapshot-on-push-master.yml
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build and package 64-bit Windows versions of the tools.
         run: |
           make -C src clean
-          make -j2 bin USER_CFLAGS="-D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=1 -Werror" CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-w64-mingw32-
+          make -j2 bin USER_CFLAGS=-Werror CROSS_COMPILE=x86_64-w64-mingw32-
           make zip
           mv cc65.zip cc65-snapshot-win64.zip
       - name: Build and package 32-bit Windows versions of the tools.
         run: |
           make -C src clean
-          make -j2 bin USER_CFLAGS="-D__USE_MINGW_ANSI_STDIO=1 -Werror" CROSS_COMPILE=i686-w64-mingw32-
+          make -j2 bin USER_CFLAGS=-Werror CROSS_COMPILE=i686-w64-mingw32-
           make zip
           mv cc65.zip cc65-snapshot-win32.zip
 
diff --git a/src/cc65/codegen.c b/src/cc65/codegen.c
index c9e71de64..b149b7dda 100644
--- a/src/cc65/codegen.c
+++ b/src/cc65/codegen.c
@@ -65,7 +65,12 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "codegen.h"
 
-
+/* this is a terrible hack that tries to combat the ever reoccuring issue with
+   mingw and PRIXPTR */
+#defined(__MINGW64__)
+#undef PRIXPTR
+#define PRIXPTR "%p"
+#endif
 
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 /*                                  Helpers                                  */