diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 3c0e09251..697e19b77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -97,9 +97,7 @@ jobs:
           && delocate-listdeps {wheel}
           && delocate-wheel -v {wheel}
           && cp {wheel} {dest_dir}
-        CIBW_ENVIRONMENT_WINDOWS: BLSALLOC_SODIUM=1
-        CIBW_BEFORE_BUILD_WINDOWS: >
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        CIBW_ENVIRONMENT_WINDOWS: "BLSALLOC_SODIUM=1 SETUPTOOLS_USE_DISTUTILS=stdlib"
         CIBW_BEFORE_ALL_WINDOWS: >
           curl -L https://download.libsodium.org/libsodium/releases/libsodium-1.0.18-stable-msvc.zip > libsodium-1.0.18-stable-msvc.zip
           && 7z x libsodium-1.0.18-stable-msvc.zip