diff --git a/packages/artifact/__tests__/upload.test.ts b/packages/artifact/__tests__/upload.test.ts
index 9f3ce1a38f..d51e728475 100644
--- a/packages/artifact/__tests__/upload.test.ts
+++ b/packages/artifact/__tests__/upload.test.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ describe('Upload Tests', () => {
   function hasMkfifo(): boolean {
     try {
       // make sure we drain the stdout
-      return execSync('which mkfifo').toString().length > 0
+      return process.platform !== 'win32' && execSync('which mkfifo').toString().length > 0
     } catch (e) {
       return false
     }
diff --git a/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload-http-client.ts b/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload-http-client.ts
index 473f40d268..9892a42d79 100644
--- a/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload-http-client.ts
+++ b/packages/artifact/src/internal/upload-http-client.ts
@@ -221,10 +221,7 @@ export class UploadHttpClient {
   ): Promise<UploadFileResult> {
     const fileStat: fs.Stats = await stat(parameters.file)
     const totalFileSize = fileStat.size
-    // on Windows with mkfifo from MSYS2 stats.isFIFO returns false, so we check if running on Windows node and
-    // if the file has size of 0 to compensate
-    const isFIFO =
-      fileStat.isFIFO() || (process.platform === 'win32' && totalFileSize === 0)
+    const isFIFO = fileStat.isFIFO()
     let offset = 0
     let isUploadSuccessful = true
     let failedChunkSizes = 0