diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 8838913b2..0125ecb7d 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ set -euo pipefail
   trap at_exit EXIT
 
   kernel=$(uname -s | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")
+  case "${kernel}" in
+    mingw*)
+      kernel=windows
+      ;;
+  esac
   case "$(uname -m)" in
     x86_64)
       machine=amd64