diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/cpp/desktop/simplex-api.c b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/cpp/desktop/simplex-api.c
index e2cd7ed55c..1c4ad1142e 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/cpp/desktop/simplex-api.c
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/cpp/desktop/simplex-api.c
@@ -8,8 +8,13 @@ void hs_init_with_rtsopts(int * argc, char **argv[]);
 
 JNIEXPORT void JNICALL
 Java_chat_simplex_common_platform_CoreKt_initHS(JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz) {
+#ifdef _WIN32
+    int argc = 4;
+    char *argv[] = {"simplex", "+RTS", "-A16m", "-H64m", NULL}; // non-moving GC is broken on windows with GHC 9.4-9.6.3
+#else
     int argc = 5;
     char *argv[] = {"simplex", "+RTS", "-A16m", "-H64m", "-xn", NULL}; // see android/simplex-api.c for details
+#endif
     char **pargv = argv;
     hs_init_with_rtsopts(&argc, &pargv);
 }