diff --git a/GUI/main/CMakeLists.txt b/GUI/main/CMakeLists.txt
index db49e4ffc5d02992a37523346d13d308e0b22636..732fbe61f1ff75f7c23f2339c1c3a5e9c2da015d 100644
--- a/GUI/main/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/GUI/main/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ endif()
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 if(BORNAGAIN_APPLE_BUNDLE)
     set(executable_destination BUNDLE DESTINATION  ".")
+elseif(WIN32)
+    set(executable_destination DESTINATION "${destination_gui}")
 else()
     set(executable_destination DESTINATION "${destination_gui}/exec")
 endif()