diff --git a/.github/workflows/compilation.yml b/.github/workflows/compilation.yml
index 945811c60..23d398070 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compilation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compilation.yml
@@ -37,15 +37,31 @@ jobs:
   unittest:
     name: Run unit-tests on ${{ matrix.config.name }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
-    env:
-      CC: ${{ matrix.config.cc }}
 
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         config:
-        - { name: "gcc 14",   cc: gcc-14,   tidy: "Off" }
-        - { name: "clang 18", cc: clang-18, tidy: "On"  }
+          - name: GCC 14
+            apt_deps: >-
+              libargtable2-dev libcunit1-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev libconfuse-dev
+              libenet-dev libsdl2-dev libxmp-dev libpng-dev libepoxy-dev gcc-14
+            configure_flags: '-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=gcc-14'
+          - name: Clang 18
+            apt_deps: >-
+              libargtable2-dev libcunit1-dev libsdl2-mixer-dev libconfuse-dev
+              libenet-dev libsdl2-dev libxmp-dev libpng-dev libepoxy-dev clang-18
+              clang-tidy-18
+            configure_flags: '-DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-18 -DUSE_TIDY=ON'
+          - name: MinGW-w64
+            is_mingw: true
+            apt_deps: mingw-w64 wine wine64
+            configure_flags: >-
+              --toolchain cmake-scripts/mingw-w64-toolchain.cmake
+              -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=openomf-win-build-main/
+              -DCMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH=openomf-win-build-main/include/
+              -DCMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH=openomf-win-build-main/lib/
+              -DCMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH=openomf-win-build-main/
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -53,26 +69,38 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install Ubuntu Dependencies
       uses: Eeems-Org/apt-cache-action@v1.3
       with:
-        packages: cmake cmake-data libargtable2-dev libcunit1-dev
-          libsdl2-mixer-dev libconfuse-dev libenet-dev libsdl2-dev libxmp-dev libpng-dev
-          libepoxy-dev clang-tidy-18 ${{ matrix.config.cc }}
+        packages: cmake cmake-data ninja-build ${{ matrix.config.apt_deps }}
+
+    - if: ${{ matrix.config.is_mingw }}
+      name: Download prebuilt MinGW-W64 dependencies
+      run: |
+        wget -q https://github.com/omf2097/openomf-win-build/archive/refs/heads/main.zip
+        unzip -q main.zip && rm main.zip
 
     - name: Build tests
       run: |
-        mkdir build-test && cd build-test
         cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Debug \
-              -DUSE_TIDY=${{ matrix.config.tidy }} \
               -DUSE_TESTS=On \
               -DUSE_SANITIZERS=On \
               -DUSE_FATAL_SANITIZERS=On \
               -DUSE_TOOLS=On \
-              ..
-        make -j $(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)
+              ${{ matrix.config.configure_flags }} \
+              -G Ninja \
+              -S. -B build-test
+        cmake --build build-test
+
+    - if: ! ${{ matrix.config.is_mingw }}
+      name: Run tests (natively)
+      run: |
+        cd build-test
+        ./openomf_test_main -V
 
-    - name: Run tests
+    - if: ${{ matrix.config.is_mingw }}
+      name: Run tests (MinGW, so run via wine)
       run: |
         cd build-test
-        make test ARGS="-V"
+        # TODO: use wine in mingw build
+        wine openomf_test_main.exe -V
 
   # Build windows package, release artifact (MSVC)
   # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------