diff --git a/cmake/AddEventLibrary.cmake b/cmake/AddEventLibrary.cmake
index 8475e086..3f4e800e 100644
--- a/cmake/AddEventLibrary.cmake
+++ b/cmake/AddEventLibrary.cmake
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ macro(add_event_library LIB_NAME)
         EXPORT LibeventTargets
         LIBRARY DESTINATION "lib" COMPONENT lib
         ARCHIVE DESTINATION "lib" COMPONENT lib
+        RUNTIME DESTINATION "lib" COMPONENT lib
         PUBLIC_HEADER DESTINATION "include/event2"
         COMPONENT dev
     )