diff --git a/cmake/macros/CopyDllsBesideWindowsExecutable.cmake b/cmake/macros/CopyDllsBesideWindowsExecutable.cmake
index 827c542b18..8c04e3183a 100644
--- a/cmake/macros/CopyDllsBesideWindowsExecutable.cmake
+++ b/cmake/macros/CopyDllsBesideWindowsExecutable.cmake
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 macro(COPY_DLLS_BESIDE_WINDOWS_EXECUTABLE)
   if (WIN32 AND NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Release")
-    separate_arguments(LIB_PATHS_ARG WINDOWS_COMMAND ${LIB_PATHS})
+    separate_arguments(LIB_PATHS_ARG ${LIB_PATHS})
     # add a post-build command to copy DLLs beside the interface executable
     add_custom_command(
       TARGET ${TARGET_NAME}