diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 512dfdfe..91183ba8 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ install:
 #- c:\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc "pacman --noconfirm -Syuu"
 - c:\msys64\usr\bin\bash -l "build/appveyor-msys2-upgrade.bash"
 
-- c:\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc "pacman --noconfirm -Syuu ${MSYS_PACKAGES}"
+- c:\msys64\usr\bin\bash -lc "pacman -Suuy --noconfirm ${MSYS_PACKAGES}"
 
 build_script:
 - echo MSYSTEM = %MSYSTEM%, bitness = %MSYS_BITNESS%