diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 8c77904..aec6680 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ on:
       N64RECOMP_COMMIT:
         type: string
         required: false
-        default: '198de1b5cf6e58415948588584750c51562d58dd'
+        default: '989a86b36912403cd323de884bf834f2605ea770'
       DXC_CHECKSUM:
         type: string
         required: false
@@ -215,6 +215,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           choco install ninja
           Remove-Item -Path "C:\ProgramData\Chocolatey\bin\ccache.exe" -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+      - name: Download portable LLVM
+        run: |
+          $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
+          Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/releases/download/llvmorg-19.1.3/LLVM-19.1.3-Windows-X64.tar.xz" -OutFile "LLVM.tar.xz"
+          New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path portable-llvm > $null
+          7z x LLVM.tar.xz
+          7z x LLVM.tar -oportable-llvm
       - name: Configure Developer Command Prompt
         uses: ilammy/msvc-dev-cmd@v1
       - name: Prepare Build
@@ -254,7 +261,7 @@ jobs:
           # remove LLVM from PATH so it doesn't overshadow the one provided by VS
           $env:PATH = ($env:PATH -split ';' | Where-Object { $_ -ne 'C:\Program Files\LLVM\bin' }) -join ';'
 
-          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.type }} -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang-cl -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-cl -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=ninja -G Ninja -S . -B cmake-build -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-Xclang -fexceptions -Xclang -fcxx-exceptions"
+          cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${{ matrix.type }} -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER=ccache -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang-cl -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=clang-cl -DCMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM=ninja -DPATCHES_C_COMPILER="..\portable-llvm\LLVM-19.1.3-Windows-X64\bin\clang" -DPATCHES_LD="..\portable-llvm\LLVM-19.1.3-Windows-X64\bin\ld.lld" -G Ninja -S . -B cmake-build -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS="-Xclang -fexceptions -Xclang -fcxx-exceptions"
           cmake --build cmake-build --config ${{ matrix.type }} --target Zelda64Recompiled -j $cpuCores
         env:
           SDL2_VERSION: ${{ inputs.SDL2_VERSION }}