diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 223871957..e80d03e6b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ endif()
 #####################################
 # Define compile-time default variables
 if(MSVC)
-  set(IGN_RENDERING_PLUGIN_PATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+  # set(IGN_RENDERING_PLUGIN_PATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+  set(IGN_RENDERING_PLUGIN_PATH ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY})
 else()
   set(IGN_RENDERING_PLUGIN_PATH ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 endif()