diff --git a/build/cmake/init.cmake b/build/cmake/init.cmake
index 4ed7b264ef..195d776aeb 100644
--- a/build/cmake/init.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/init.cmake
@@ -201,11 +201,11 @@ endif()
 wx_get_install_dir(include)
 if(WIN32_MSVC_NAMING)
     if(wxBUILD_SHARED)
-        set(lib_suffix "_dll")
+        # set(lib_suffix "_dll")
     else()
-        set(lib_suffix "_lib")
+        # set(lib_suffix "_lib")
     endif()
-    set(wxPLATFORM_LIB_DIR "${wxCOMPILER_PREFIX}${wxARCH_SUFFIX}${lib_suffix}")
+    # set(wxPLATFORM_LIB_DIR "${wxCOMPILER_PREFIX}${wxARCH_SUFFIX}${lib_suffix}")
     set(wxINSTALL_INCLUDE_DIR "${include_dir}")
 else()
     wx_get_flavour(lib_flavour "-")
diff --git a/build/cmake/install.cmake b/build/cmake/install.cmake
index cbbefdebe9..8f2759d5ad 100644
--- a/build/cmake/install.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/install.cmake
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ else()
     wx_get_install_platform_dir(runtime)
     install(DIRECTORY DESTINATION "${runtime_dir}")
     install(CODE "execute_process( \
-        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink \
+        COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy \
         \"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${library_dir}/wx/config/${wxBUILD_FILE_ID}\" \
         \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${runtime_dir}/wx-config\" \
         )"
diff --git a/build/cmake/utils/CMakeLists.txt b/build/cmake/utils/CMakeLists.txt
index 608351ac42..d8110f9148 100644
--- a/build/cmake/utils/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/build/cmake/utils/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ if(wxUSE_XRC)
 
         # Don't use wx_install() here to preserve escaping.
         install(CODE "execute_process( \
-            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink \
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy \
             \"${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${runtime_dir}/${wxrc_output_name}${EXE_SUFFIX}\" \
             \"\$ENV{DESTDIR}${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${runtime_dir}/wxrc${EXE_SUFFIX}\" \
             )"