diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 56b095af8..c778bbfcd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ set(ICINGA2_GIT_VERSION_INFO ON CACHE BOOL "Whether to use git describe")
 set(ICINGA2_UNITY_BUILD ON CACHE BOOL "Whether to perform a unity build")
 set(ICINGA2_LTO_BUILD OFF CACHE BOOL "Whether to use LTO")
 
+if(NOT WIN32)
+  set(ICINGA2_SYSCONFIGFILE "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/sysconfig/icinga2" CACHE PATH "where to store configuation for the init system, defaults to /etc/sysconfig/icinga2")
+
+endif()
+
 site_name(ICINGA2_BUILD_HOST_NAME)
 set(ICINGA2_BUILD_COMPILER_NAME "${CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID}")
 
diff --git a/etc/initsystem/CMakeLists.txt b/etc/initsystem/CMakeLists.txt
index e51bb3ef5..e1bebb009 100644
--- a/etc/initsystem/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/etc/initsystem/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 # Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
 
 if(NOT WIN32)
-  set(ICINGA2_SYSCONFIGFILE "${CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_SYSCONFDIR}/sysconfig/icinga2" CACHE PATH "where to store configuation for the init system, defaults to /etc/sysconfig/icinga2")
-
   configure_file(icinga2.sysconfig.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/initsystem/icinga2.sysconfig @ONLY)
   get_filename_component(ICINGA2_SYSCONFIGFILE_NAME ${ICINGA2_SYSCONFIGFILE} NAME)
   get_filename_component(ICINGA2_SYSCONFIGFILE_DIR ${ICINGA2_SYSCONFIGFILE} PATH)