diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
index 071a70ca15..cd03cf1f66 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yml
@@ -69,9 +69,14 @@ jobs:
           # Download Python (Windows Embeddable)
           wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.12.3/python-3.12.3-embed-amd64.zip
           unzip -q python-3.12.3-embed-amd64.zip -d python
+          # Enable site-packages in embeddable python (needed for some scripts)
+          sed -i 's/#import site/import site/' python/python312._pth
 
       - name: Setup Environment and Scripts
         run: |
+          # Patch libusb CMakeLists.txt to use native CMake build instead of autoconf on MinGW
+          sed -i 's/if (MINGW OR PLATFORM_LINUX OR APPLE)/if (PLATFORM_LINUX OR APPLE)/' externals/libusb/CMakeLists.txt
+
           # Create configure script
           echo "@echo off" > configure.bat
           echo "set PATH=tools\llvm\bin;tools\cmake\bin;tools\ninja;tools\python;tools\utils;%PATH%" >> configure.bat