diff --git a/ci/scripts/PKGBUILD b/ci/scripts/PKGBUILD
index b13953851e83e..01c7971bf752b 100644
--- a/ci/scripts/PKGBUILD
+++ b/ci/scripts/PKGBUILD
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ build() {
   # segfaults in tests
 
   MSYS2_ARG_CONV_EXCL="-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=" \
-    ${MINGW_PREFIX}/bin/cmake.exe \
+    cmake.exe \
     ${ARROW_CPP_DIR} \
     -G "MSYS Makefiles" \
     -DARROW_ACERO=ON \