diff --git a/src/ifcwrap/CMakeLists.txt b/src/ifcwrap/CMakeLists.txt
index 4b2e95eb44..25455fb444 100644
--- a/src/ifcwrap/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/ifcwrap/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ IF(PYTHONINTERP_FOUND AND NOT "${PYTHON_EXECUTABLE}" STREQUAL "")
                 DESTINATION "${python_package_dir}/ifcopenshell")
         INSTALL(TARGETS _ifcopenshell_wrapper
                 DESTINATION "${python_package_dir}/ifcopenshell")
-		install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:_ifcopenshell_wrapper> DESTINATION bin OPTIONAL)
+	if (MSVC)
+	    install(FILES $<TARGET_PDB_FILE:_ifcopenshell_wrapper> DESTINATION bin OPTIONAL)
+	endif()
     ENDIF()
 ELSE()
     MESSAGE(WARNING "No Python interpreter found, unable to install the Python wrapper")