diff --git a/tools/windows/install-deps.bat b/tools/windows/install-deps.bat
index 8773a1724e5..bb1b5815d03 100644
--- a/tools/windows/install-deps.bat
+++ b/tools/windows/install-deps.bat
@@ -73,7 +73,11 @@ call :AddToUserPathInEnvironment C:\msys64\usr\bin
 
 echo.
 echo.* Step 7: Install LLVM compiler toolchain.
-winget install "LLVM" --version 15.0.7
+@rem workerd is tied to 16.0.6 for the time being (https://github.com/cloudflare/workerd/pull/1092).
+winget install "LLVM" --version 16.0.6
+@rem Work around for clang / bazel not agreeing on install location, will be fixed by
+@rem https://github.com/bazelbuild/bazel/pull/1939.
+move "C:\Program Files\LLVM\lib\clang\16" "C:\Program Files\LLVM\lib\clang\16.0.6"
 
 echo.
 echo.* Step 8: Install bazelisk as %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\bazelisk\bazel.exe.