diff --git a/scripts/ci/compile-windows.sh b/scripts/ci/compile-windows.sh
index b50d498..ba24859 100755
--- a/scripts/ci/compile-windows.sh
+++ b/scripts/ci/compile-windows.sh
@@ -15,25 +15,28 @@ echo "==> compile-windows: version=${VER}"
 sed -i "s/^version:.*/version: ${VER}+1/" client/pubspec.yaml
 
 # Build Flutter Windows
-cd client
-echo "==> pwd: $(pwd)"
-echo "==> windows/ before create: $(test -d windows && echo EXISTS || echo MISSING)"
+# Use subst to create a short path (W:) to avoid WOW64 redirection issue
+# when workspace is under C:\Windows\System32\config\systemprofile
+WORKSPACE_WIN=$(cygpath -w "$(pwd)")
+echo "==> workspace: $WORKSPACE_WIN"
+cmd //c "subst W: \"${WORKSPACE_WIN}\"" || true
+
+cd /w/client
 flutter create --platforms=windows . --project-name jiu_client
-echo "==> windows/ after create: $(test -d windows && echo EXISTS || echo MISSING)"
-echo "==> windows/CMakeLists.txt: $(test -f windows/CMakeLists.txt && echo EXISTS || echo MISSING)"
-ls windows/ 2>&1 || echo "(ls failed)"
 flutter build windows --release \
   "--dart-define=BASE_URL=https://jiu.51yanmei.com" \
   "--dart-define=PUBLIC_URL=https://jiu.51yanmei.com" \
   "--dart-define=APP_VERSION=${TAG}"
-cd ..
+cd /w
+
+cmd //c "subst W: /d" || true
 
 # Package release folder into zip using Python (available on all platforms)
 mkdir -p dist
 python3 - <<'PYEOF'
 import zipfile, os
 
-src = os.path.join('client', 'build', 'windows', 'x64', 'runner', 'Release')
+src = os.path.join('W:\\', 'client', 'build', 'windows', 'x64', 'runner', 'Release') if os.path.exists('W:\\') else os.path.join('client', 'build', 'windows', 'x64', 'runner', 'Release')
 dst = os.path.join('dist', 'jiu-windows-x64.zip')
 
 with zipfile.ZipFile(dst, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zf: