diff --git a/contrib/cirrus/runner.sh b/contrib/cirrus/runner.sh
index 36c6e3352b..bc305846fb 100755
--- a/contrib/cirrus/runner.sh
+++ b/contrib/cirrus/runner.sh
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ function _run_altbuild() {
             rm -rf $context_dir
             ;;
         *Windows*)
+            showrun make lint GOOS=windows
             showrun make podman-remote-release-windows_amd64.zip
             ;;
         *RPM*)