diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
index bd83a26e..51a63798 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-windows.yml
@@ -181,11 +181,16 @@ jobs:
           # *.dll.a import libs), so we source them from Git Bash's bundled
           # MinGW-w64 distribution, which ships the same x86_64-w64-mingw32
           # ABI used to build the wallet libs.
+          # ORDERING MATTERS: monero_c's prebuilt wallet DLLs are built against
+          # recent MinGW-w64 (post-2022 winpthreads ABI with pthread_cond_timedwait64).
+          # Flutter's bundled mingit ships a 2017-vintage libwinpthread that's
+          # missing newer symbols and crashes wallet creation at runtime. Prefer
+          # Git for Windows' mingw64/bin which is updated frequently.
           RUNTIME_PATHS=(
-            "/c/flutter/bin/mingit/mingw64/bin"                                       # Flutter's bundled mingit — guaranteed present since Flutter is
-            "$SRC"                                                                    # monero_c bundle
+            "/c/Program Files/Git/mingw64/bin"                                        # Git for Windows — modern MinGW runtime (preferred)
+            "$SRC"                                                                    # monero_c bundle (in case it grows DLLs)
             "/c/ProgramData/chocolatey/lib/mingw/tools/install/mingw64/bin"           # choco install -y mingw
-            "/c/Program Files/Git/mingw64/bin"                                        # Git for Windows (may be overwritten by other tools)
+            "/c/flutter/bin/mingit/mingw64/bin"                                       # Flutter's bundled mingit — old (2017), use only as last resort
             "/mingw64/bin"                                                            # MSYS2 fallback
           )
           for runtime in libssp-0.dll libwinpthread-1.dll; do