diff --git a/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 33685bcc3..629f45082 100644
--- a/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/platform/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -348,8 +348,8 @@ elseif(WIN32)
 		install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND \"${BASH}\" \"${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/deploy-win.sh\" \"${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${PROJECT_NAME}.exe\" \"\${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}\" \"\$ENV{PWD}\" WORKING_DIRECTORY \"${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}\")" COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME}-qt)
 	endif()
 	if(DISTBUILD)
-		file(WRITE "portable.ini" "")
-		install(FILES "portable.ini" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}" COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME}-qt)
+		file(WRITE "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/portable.ini" "")
+		install(FILES "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/portable.ini" DESTINATION "${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}" COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME}-qt)
 	endif()
 endif()