diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 0dedd26..b055589 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ IF( USE_FFMPEG )
 ENDIF()
 SET_PACKAGE_PROPERTIES(FFmpeg PROPERTIES URL "http://ffmpeg.org/" DESCRIPTION "Libav library support in PlaYUVerStream" TYPE OPTIONAL)
 
+IF( WIN32 )
+  INCLUDE( cmake/Win32.cmake )
+ENDIF()
+
 #####################################################################################
 # Qt library
 ######################################################################################
@@ -113,11 +117,6 @@ ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( lib )
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( modules )
 ADD_SUBDIRECTORY( app )
 
-IF( WIN32 )
-  INCLUDE( cmake/Win32.cmake )
-ENDIF()
-
-
 
 ######################################################################################
 # Create deb package
diff --git a/cmake/Win32.cmake b/cmake/Win32.cmake
index fcb44a7..e290e7a 100644
--- a/cmake/Win32.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Win32.cmake
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # DLLs and Win32 specific code
 ######################################################################################
 
+if (MSVC_IDE)
+  # hack to get around the "Debug" and "Release" directories cmake tries to add on Windows
+  set_target_properties (${PROJECT_NAME} PROPERTIES PREFIX "../")
+endif()
 
 SET(MSVC_DLL_DIR "MSVC_DLL_DIR" CACHE PATH "Where to find MSVC dlls")
 INSTALL(FILES ${MSVC_DLL_DIR}/msvcr120.dll DESTINATION bin )