diff --git a/ci/rtools/BuildAwsCCommon.patch b/ci/rtools/BuildAwsCCommon.patch
index ea21162b213fe..ab056e0055dca 100644
--- a/ci/rtools/BuildAwsCCommon.patch
+++ b/ci/rtools/BuildAwsCCommon.patch
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
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+
 diff --git a/cmake/AwsCFlags.cmake b/cmake/AwsCFlags.cmake
 index b717bca..5aa8ac9 100644
 --- a/cmake/AwsCFlags.cmake
diff --git a/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake b/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
index 432f69c5f6b93..bf82ebc7765cf 100644
--- a/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
+++ b/cpp/cmake_modules/ThirdpartyToolchain.cmake
@@ -5046,10 +5046,7 @@ macro(build_awssdk)
 
   # WIP GH-44950
   # Patch parts of the AWSSDK EP so it builds cleanly under Rtools40
-  if(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
-    message(STATUS "############ On Windows")
-    message(STATUS "############ Using Windows compiler: ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID} ${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER}"
-    )
+  if(WIN32 AND NOT MSVC)
     find_program(PATCH patch REQUIRED)
     # Patch aws_c_common to build under Rtools40
     set(AWS_C_COMMON_PATCH_COMMAND ${PATCH} -p1 -i