diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index 666105f46..bc1271faf 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ file(GLOB_RECURSE CRYPTONOTE_CORE cryptonote_core/*)
 file(GLOB_RECURSE CRYPTONOTE_PROTOCOL cryptonote_protocol/*)
 file(GLOB_RECURSE DAEMON daemon/*.cpp)
 if(WIN32)
-  list(REMOVE_ITEM DAEMON "daemon/posix_fork.cpp")
+  file(GLOB_RECURSE DAEMON_POSIX daemon/posix_fork.cpp)
+  list(REMOVE_ITEM DAEMON "${DAEMON_POSIX}")
 endif()
 file(GLOB_RECURSE P2P p2p/*)
 file(GLOB_RECURSE RPC rpc/*)