diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index efee5f1..1a3820a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -34,14 +34,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           msystem: UCRT64
           update: true
-          install: mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gtk4 mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-libadwaita mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-python-gobject mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-python-yaml mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-python-requests mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-python-pillow mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-desktop-file-utils mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-ca-certificates mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-meson git
+          install: mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-gtk4 mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-libadwaita mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-python-gobject mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-python-yaml mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-python-requests mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-python-pillow mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-ca-certificates mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-meson git
 
       - name: Compile
         shell: msys2 {0}
         run: |
           meson setup _build
           ninja -C _build install
-          pacman --noconfirm -Rs mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-desktop-file-utils mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-meson git
+          pacman --noconfirm -Rs mingw-w64-ucrt-x86_64-meson git
 
       - name: Test
         shell: msys2 {0}
diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 5150b8e..7a467b1 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -22,43 +22,68 @@ gnome.compile_resources('cartridges',
   dependencies: blueprints,
 )
 
-desktop_file = i18n.merge_file(
-        input: configure_file(
-          input: 'page.kramo.Cartridges.desktop.in',
-          output: app_id + '.desktop.in',
-          configuration: conf
-        ),
-       output: app_id + '.desktop',
-         type: 'desktop',
-       po_dir: '../po',
-      install: true,
-  install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'applications')
-)
 
-desktop_utils = find_program('desktop-file-validate', required: false)
-if desktop_utils.found()
-  test('Validate desktop file', desktop_utils, args: [desktop_file])
+if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
+  desktop_file = configure_file(
+    input: 'page.kramo.Cartridges.desktop.in',
+    output: app_id + '.desktop.in',
+    configuration: conf,
+    install: true,
+    install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'applications')
+  )
+else
+  desktop_file = i18n.merge_file(
+    input: configure_file(
+      input: 'page.kramo.Cartridges.desktop.in',
+      output: app_id + '.desktop.in',
+      configuration: conf
+    ),
+    output: app_id + '.desktop',
+    type: 'desktop',
+    po_dir: '../po',
+    install: true,
+    install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'applications')
+  )
 endif
 
-appstream_file = i18n.merge_file(
-        input: configure_file(
-          input: 'page.kramo.Cartridges.metainfo.xml.in',
-          output: app_id + '.metainfo.xml.in',
-          configuration: conf
-        ),
-       output: app_id + '.metainfo.xml',
-       po_dir: '../po',
-      install: true,
-  install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'metainfo')
-)
+if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
+  desktop_utils = find_program('desktop-file-validate', required: false)
+  if desktop_utils.found()
+    test('Validate desktop file', desktop_utils, args: [desktop_file])
+  endif
+endif
 
-appstreamcli = find_program('appstreamcli', required: false)
-if appstreamcli.found()
-  test('Validate appstream file',
-    appstreamcli,
-    args: ['validate', '--no-net', '--explain', appstream_file],
-    workdir: meson.current_build_dir()
+if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
+  appstream_file = configure_file(
+    input: 'page.kramo.Cartridges.metainfo.xml.in',
+    output: app_id + '.metainfo.xml',
+    configuration: conf,
+    install: true,
+    install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'metainfo')
   )
+else
+  appstream_file = i18n.merge_file(
+    input: configure_file(
+      input: 'page.kramo.Cartridges.metainfo.xml.in',
+      output: app_id + '.metainfo.xml.in',
+      configuration: conf
+    ),
+    output: app_id + '.metainfo.xml',
+    po_dir: '../po',
+    install: true,
+    install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'metainfo')
+  )
+endif
+
+if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
+  appstreamcli = find_program('appstreamcli', required: false)
+  if appstreamcli.found()
+    test('Validate appstream file',
+      appstreamcli,
+      args: ['validate', '--no-net', '--explain', appstream_file],
+      workdir: meson.current_build_dir()
+    )
+  endif
 endif
 
 install_data(
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b72d5fa..9879fb6 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@ project('cartridges',
   default_options: [ 'warning_level=2', 'werror=false', ],
 )
 
-i18n = import('i18n')
+# Translations are broken on Windows for multiple reasons
+# gresources don't work and MSYS2 seems to have also broken the gettext package
+if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
+  i18n = import('i18n')
+endif
+
 gnome = import('gnome')
 python = import('python')
 
@@ -42,8 +47,6 @@ if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
   subdir('windows')
 else
   subdir('search-provider')
-  # Translations are broken on Windows for multiple reasons
-  # gresources don't work and MSYS2 seems to have also broken the gettext package
   subdir('po')
 endif