diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 782147c4314f8911517053eef1ef218655d15bf2..16700072069f015dc744063a724a6900e2073d3f 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ find_package(purple)
 set(glib_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
 find_package(glib)
 
-set(popt_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
-find_package(popt)
+if (NOT WIN32)
+	set(popt_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
+	find_package(popt)
+endif()
 
 set(event_DIR "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake_modules")
 find_package(event)