diff --git a/.github/workflows/compilation.yml b/.github/workflows/compilation.yml
index 9128756e0..d5e4b0f6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/compilation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/compilation.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ jobs:
 
           # cannot presently use multithreading with MSVC
           - omp: ON
-            compiler: cl
+            os: windows-latest
           
           # cannot use cuquantum when not using GPU
           - gpu: OFF