diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 50e6a9cc7a..247667f10f 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
    Entries may not always be in chronological/commit order.
    See license at the end of file. */
 
+
+2025-11-16 22:10 UTC+0200 Aleksander Czajczynski (hb fki.pl)
+  * config/win/zig.mk
+    ! in some Zig tests, building for Windows from UNIX shell (MSYS2
+      or cross compiling) resource compiler "zig rc" preferred options
+      passed with "-" instead of "/"
+
 2025-11-16 22:00 UTC+0200 Aleksander Czajczynski (hb fki.pl)
   ; import hbcrypto.h header that allows reusing core sha functions
     by contribs, coming from Viktor's fork:
diff --git a/config/win/zig.mk b/config/win/zig.mk
index 53a806ad69..04669dd3f5 100644
--- a/config/win/zig.mk
+++ b/config/win/zig.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 RC := zig rc
-RCFLAGS := /I. /I$(HB_HOST_INC) /C 1252
-RC_OUT := /FO$(subst x,x, )
+ifeq ($(HB_SHELL),sh)
+   RCFLAGS := -I. -I$(HB_HOST_INC) -C 1252
+   RC_OUT := -FO$(subst x,x, )
+else
+   RCFLAGS := /I. /I$(HB_HOST_INC) /C 1252
+   RC_OUT := /FO$(subst x,x, )
+endif
 RES_EXT := .res
 
 IMPLIBFLAGS = -Wl,--out-implib,$(IMP_FILE)