diff --git a/win_installer/cppcheck.wxs b/win_installer/cppcheck.wxs
index 4cb86d54e..c11b96858 100755
--- a/win_installer/cppcheck.wxs
+++ b/win_installer/cppcheck.wxs
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     <Property Id="WIXUI_INSTALLDIR" Value="INSTALLDIR" />
     <UIRef Id="WixUI_InstallDir"/>
 
-    <Icon Id='gui.exe' SourceFile='gui.exe' />
+    <Icon Id='gui.exe' SourceFile='$(var.GuiBuildDir)\gui.exe' />
 
     <WixVariable Id="WixUILicenseRtf" Value="GPLv3.rtf" />
   </Product>