diff --git a/cabal.project b/cabal.project
index c2ba428..b51b47d 100644
--- a/cabal.project
+++ b/cabal.project
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 packages: ./*.cabal
 if os(windows)
     package sdl2
+        -- Disable searching with pkgconfig on Win, as a DLL is supplied instead
         flags: -pkgconfig
+    package text
+        -- Disable use of SIMD, which makes text fails to build on Win + GHC 8.8.4
+        flags: -simdutf
 documentation: true