diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index c8ef380..bd3d58a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -246,9 +246,11 @@ jobs:
           # remove LLVM from PATH so it doesn't overshadow the one provided by VS
           $env:PATH = ($env:PATH -split ';' | Where-Object { $_ -ne 'C:\Program Files\LLVM\bin' }) -join ';'
 
-          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.type }} -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang-cl -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-cl -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=ninja -G Ninja -S . -B cmake-build -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-Xclang -fexceptions -Xclang -fcxx-exceptions"
+          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.type }} -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang-cl -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-cl -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=ninja -G Ninja -S . -B cmake-build
           cmake --build cmake-build --config ${{ matrix.type }} --target Zelda64Recompiled -j $cpuCores
         env:
+          CXXFLAGS: --target=amd64-pc-windows-msvc -fdiagnostics-absolute-paths
+          CFLAGS: --target=amd64-pc-windows-msvc -fdiagnostics-absolute-paths
           SDL2_VERSION: ${{ inputs.SDL2_VERSION }}
       - name: Prepare Archive
         run: |