diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 780e125c2..54e3086bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.10.0"
       - name: test cross compiling with zig
+        if: matrix.os != 'windows-latest'
         run: |
           rustup target add aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu
           cargo run -- build --no-sdist -i python -m test-crates/pyo3-pure/Cargo.toml --target aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu --zig
diff --git a/src/compile.rs b/src/compile.rs
index bbf72cc0e..48d509d3b 100644
--- a/src/compile.rs
+++ b/src/compile.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ fn create_linker_script(path: &Path) -> Result<std::fs::File> {
 
 #[cfg(not(target_family = "unix"))]
 fn create_linker_script(path: &Path) -> Result<File> {
-    File::create(path)
+    Ok(File::create(path)?)
 }
 
 fn compile_target(