diff --git a/eng/pipeline/stages/run-stage.yml b/eng/pipeline/stages/run-stage.yml
index 3417f81589e..6020df61672 100644
--- a/eng/pipeline/stages/run-stage.yml
+++ b/eng/pipeline/stages/run-stage.yml
@@ -198,10 +198,23 @@ stages:
                     $env:PATH -split ';' | Where-Object { $_ -ne 'C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin' }
                   ) -join ';'
 
+                  function RemovePathBinary($name) {
+                    $src = (Get-Command $name -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).Source
+                    if ($src) {
+                      Write-Host "Removing $src"
+                      Remove-Item $src
+                    } else {
+                      Write-Host "Command not found: $name"
+                    }
+                  }
+
+                  Write-Host "Removing pkg-config to skip cmd/go TestScript/list_pkgconfig_error on Windows."
+                  RemovePathBinary 'pkg-config'
+
                   Write-Host "Removing Chocolatey shim for SWIG to avoid running misc SWIG tests that would fail."
                   # The Chocolatey shims are located in a single folder in PATH, so we can't change PATH to exclude it.
                   # Upstream Windows builders don't have SWIG installed, so this makes coverage even.
-                  Remove-Item (Get-Command swig).Source
+                  RemovePathBinary 'swig'
                 }
 
                 eng/run.ps1 cmdscan -envprefix GO_CMDSCAN_RULE_ -- `