diff --git a/.ci/build-cs b/.ci/build-cs
index 5e033ac..56cf595 100755
--- a/.ci/build-cs
+++ b/.ci/build-cs
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ cd build
 args=""
 if [ -n "${cross}" ]; then
     if [ "${meson_system}" = "windows" ]; then
+        # avoid having to look the dlls for these up
+        export CXXFLAGS+=" -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++"
+        # quiet wine exe wrapper
         cat << EOF > meson-exewrapper
 #!/bin/sh
 export WINEDEBUG=-all
diff --git a/tests/meson.build b/tests/meson.build
index d5193fe..0ab7991 100644
--- a/tests/meson.build
+++ b/tests/meson.build
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ test_runner = executable('runner',
 
 penv = environment()
 penv.append('PATH', join_paths(build_root, 'src'))
+# when running tests for crossbuilds in wine, this is used instead
+penv.append('WINEPATH', join_paths(build_root, 'src'))
 
 foreach tcase: lang_tests
     test(tcase[0],