diff --git a/.github/workflows/watcom.yml b/.github/workflows/watcom.yml
index 79dd14cf..7dec6fbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/watcom.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/watcom.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: configure
+        run: |
+          buildconf.bat
       - name: Build c-ares
         run: |
           wmake -u -f Makefile.Watcom