diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary.yml b/.github/workflows/canary.yml
index a5a0cc0ae0..cfc57ec88f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/canary.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/canary.yml
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ jobs:
 
     env:
       PY_COLORS: 1
+      MSYS2_ARG_CONV_EXCL: "*"
+      MSYS2_ENV_CONV_EXCL: "*"
 
     defaults:
       run:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 03d6f625ac..2c0d33a244 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -671,9 +671,6 @@ jobs:
           path: dist/binary/borg.exe
 
       - name: Run tests
-        env:
-          MSYS2_ARG_CONV_EXCL: "*"
-          MSYS2_ENV_CONV_EXCL: "*"
         run: |
           # Ensure locally built binary in ./dist/binary/borg-dir is found during tests
           export PATH="$GITHUB_WORKSPACE/dist/binary/borg-dir:$PATH"