diff --git a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
index f38f92140..d4d9d683c 100644
--- a/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/build_helpers.cmake
@@ -160,7 +160,12 @@ macro(createPackage)
         add_subdirectory("plugins/${plugin}")
         if (TARGET ${plugin})
             set_target_properties(${plugin} PROPERTIES RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/plugins)
-            install(TARGETS ${plugin} RUNTIME DESTINATION ${PLUGINS_INSTALL_LOCATION})
+            if (WIN32)
+                install(TARGETS ${plugin} RUNTIME DESTINATION ${PLUGINS_INSTALL_LOCATION})
+            else ()
+                install(TARGETS ${plugin} LIBRARY DESTINATION ${PLUGINS_INSTALL_LOCATION})
+            endif ()
+
             add_dependencies(imhex ${plugin})
         endif ()
     endforeach()