diff --git a/src/nvim/os/nvim.manifest b/src/nvim/os/nvim.manifest
index 571b7f4580..f6bd20f66b 100644
--- a/src/nvim/os/nvim.manifest
+++ b/src/nvim/os/nvim.manifest
@@ -18,8 +18,9 @@
     </application>
   </compatibility>
   <asmv3:application>
-    <asmv3:windowsSettings xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2019/WindowsSettings">
-      <activeCodePage>UTF-8</activeCodePage>
+    <asmv3:windowsSettings>
+      <activeCodePage xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2019/WindowsSettings">UTF-8</activeCodePage>
+      <longPathAware xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/SMI/2016/WindowsSettings">true</longPathAware>
     </asmv3:windowsSettings>
   </asmv3:application>
 </assembly>