diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ff30a7b6..ab2a6152e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ target_include_directories(
   )
 
 install(TARGETS ${PROJECT_NAME})
+if (NOT MINGW)
+
 install(DIRECTORY ico/breeze-icons/16x16 DESTINATION ${QET_ICONS_PATH})
 install(DIRECTORY ico/breeze-icons/22x22 DESTINATION ${QET_ICONS_PATH})
 install(DIRECTORY ico/breeze-icons/32x32 DESTINATION ${QET_ICONS_PATH})
@@ -156,3 +158,5 @@ install(FILES misc/x-qet-element.desktop
 install(FILES misc/qelectrotech.xml DESTINATION share/mime/packages)
 install(FILES misc/qelectrotech.appdata.xml DESTINATION ${QET_APPDATA_PATH})
 install(FILES ${QM_FILES} DESTINATION ${QET_LANG_PATH})
+
+endif()
diff --git a/cmake/define_definitions.cmake b/cmake/define_definitions.cmake
index 659838dde..3feebe200 100644
--- a/cmake/define_definitions.cmake
+++ b/cmake/define_definitions.cmake
@@ -39,10 +39,12 @@ if(${QET_LANG_PATH} STRGREATER "")
   message("QET_LANG_PATH              " ${INSTALL_PREFIX}${QET_LANG_PATH})
   add_definitions(-DQET_LANG_PATH=${INSTALL_PREFIX}${QET_LANG_PATH})
 endif()
+if (NOT MINGW)
 if(${QET_EXAMPLES_PATH} STRGREATER "")
   message("QET_EXAMPLES_PATH          " ${INSTALL_PREFIX}${QET_EXAMPLES_PATH})
   add_definitions(-DQET_EXAMPLES_PATH=${INSTALL_PREFIX}${QET_EXAMPLES_PATH})
 endif()
+endif()
 
 message("QET_LICENSE_PATH           " ${QET_LICENSE_PATH})
 message("QET_MIME_XML_PATH          " ${QET_MIME_XML_PATH})