diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-smoke.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-smoke.yml
index 499467196a..81b9ed9d38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-smoke.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-smoke.yml
@@ -8,20 +8,11 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   windows:
-    name: Windows ${{ matrix.arch }}
+    name: Windows amd64
     runs-on: [self-hosted, windows, x64]
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        include:
-          - arch: amd64
-            mingw: 'C:\msys64\mingw64'
-          - arch: '386'
-            mingw: 'C:\msys64\mingw32'
     env:
-      GETH_ARCH: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-      GETH_MINGW: ${{ matrix.mingw }}
-      GETH_CC: ${{ matrix.mingw }}\bin\gcc.exe
+      GETH_MINGW: 'C:\msys64\mingw64'
+      GETH_CC: 'C:\msys64\mingw64\bin\gcc.exe'
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
@@ -36,7 +27,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Show tool versions
         shell: cmd
         run: |
-          echo === arch: %GETH_ARCH% ===
           go version
           "%GETH_CC%" --version
 
@@ -44,10 +34,10 @@ jobs:
         shell: cmd
         run: |
           set PATH=%GETH_MINGW%\bin;%PATH%
-          go run build/ci.go install -arch %GETH_ARCH% -cc %GETH_CC%
+          go run build/ci.go install -arch amd64 -cc %GETH_CC%
 
       - name: Test
         shell: cmd
         run: |
           set PATH=%GETH_MINGW%\bin;%PATH%
-          go run build/ci.go test -arch %GETH_ARCH% -cc %GETH_CC% -short
+          go run build/ci.go test -arch amd64 -cc %GETH_CC% -short -p 8