diff --git a/pkl-cli/pkl-cli.gradle.kts b/pkl-cli/pkl-cli.gradle.kts
index 93fb6c31..69cb010f 100644
--- a/pkl-cli/pkl-cli.gradle.kts
+++ b/pkl-cli/pkl-cli.gradle.kts
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ val windowsExecutableAmd64: TaskProvider<Exec> by tasks.registering(Exec::class)
   configureExecutable(
     buildInfo.graalVmAmd64,
     layout.buildDirectory.file("executable/pkl-windows-amd64"),
-    listOf("-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8")
+    listOf("-Dfile.encoding=UTF-8", "-march=compatibility")
   )
 }