diff --git a/scripts/toolchains/mingw.cmake b/scripts/toolchains/mingw.cmake
index 630a49623d634f..195e337f78c0f4 100644
--- a/scripts/toolchains/mingw.cmake
+++ b/scripts/toolchains/mingw.cmake
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ foreach(lang C CXX)
   set(CMAKE_${lang}_COMPILER_TARGET "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}-windows-gnu" CACHE STRING "")
 endforeach()
 
-find_file(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}-w64-mingw32-gcc.exe")
-find_file(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}-w64-mingw32-g++.exe")
-find_file(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}-w64-mingw32-windres.exe")
+find_program(CMAKE_C_COMPILER "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}-w64-mingw32-gcc")
+find_program(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}-w64-mingw32-g++")
+find_program(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}-w64-mingw32-windres")
 if(NOT CMAKE_RC_COMPILER)
-    find_file(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER "windres.exe")
+    find_program(CMAKE_RC_COMPILER "windres")
 endif()
 
 get_property( _CMAKE_IN_TRY_COMPILE GLOBAL PROPERTY IN_TRY_COMPILE )