diff --git a/python/CMakeLists.txt b/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 4520e1c33e..fcd795dde7 100644
--- a/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -45,18 +45,17 @@ function(configure_build_install_location _library_name)
 
     string(REGEX REPLACE "gz$" "ignition" IGN_PYTHON_INSTALL_PATH ${GZ_PYTHON_INSTALL_PATH})
     if (WIN32)  # Windows requires copy instead of symlink
-      install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy \
-          ../gz/${GZ_PYTHON_INSTALL_PATH}\/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${_library_name}> \
-          ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}\/ignition/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${_library_name}>)")
+      install(TARGETS ${_library_name}
+        DESTINATION "${IGN_PYTHON_INSTALL_PATH}"
+      )
     else()
       install(CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E create_symlink \
           ../gz/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${_library_name}> \
           ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}\/ignition/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${_library_name}>)")
+      install(FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}\/ignition/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${_library_name}>
+        DESTINATION "${IGN_PYTHON_INSTALL_PATH}/"
+      )
     endif()
-
-    install(FILES ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}\/ignition/$<TARGET_FILE_NAME:${_library_name}>
-      DESTINATION "${IGN_PYTHON_INSTALL_PATH}/"
-    )
   endif()
 
 endfunction()