diff --git a/build/appveyor/MING-appveyor-install.bat b/build/appveyor/MING-appveyor-install.bat
index 1069b05..4b5d730 100644
--- a/build/appveyor/MING-appveyor-install.bat
+++ b/build/appveyor/MING-appveyor-install.bat
@@ -36,10 +36,16 @@
 
 ::mingw-w64-%MINGWPLAT%-qt5 : WAY too large (1GB download!) - tested in cygwin builds anyway
 
+:: the following uninstall and system upgrade was causing issues; appveyor's is relatively new
 :: Remove old packages that no longer exist to avoid an error
-%BASH% -lc "pacman --noconfirm --remove libcatgets catgets || true" || EXIT /B
+:: %BASH% -lc "pacman --noconfirm --remove libcatgets catgets || true" || EXIT /B
+
+:: Remove incompatible packages 8.2.0-3 and 7.3.0-2 (mingw packaging bugs if you ask me!)
+:: %BASH% -lc "pacman --noconfirm --remove mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc-ada mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc-objc || true" || EXIT /B
+:: %BASH% -lc "pacman --noconfirm --remove mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc-ada mingw-w64-x86_64-gcc-objc || true" || EXIT /B
 
 :: Upgrade things
-%BASH% -lc "pacman --noconfirm -Syu %IGNORE%"                       || EXIT /B
-%BASH% -lc "pacman --noconfirm -Su %IGNORE%"                        || EXIT /B
-%BASH% -lc "pacman --noconfirm %PACKAGES%"                          || EXIT /B
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+:: %BASH% -lc "pacman --noconfirm -Syu %IGNORE%"                       || EXIT /B
+:: %BASH% -lc "pacman --noconfirm -Su %IGNORE%"                        || EXIT /B
+::
+%BASH% -lc "pacman --noconfirm %PACKAGES%"                          || EXIT /B