diff --git a/src/osgPlugins/python/CMakeLists.txt b/src/osgPlugins/python/CMakeLists.txt
index 9a3fcf680..6041c271c 100644
--- a/src/osgPlugins/python/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/osgPlugins/python/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,5 +9,10 @@ SET(TARGET_SRC
 SET(TARGET_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES ${TARGET_EXTERNAL_LIBRARIES} ${PYTHON_LIBRARY})
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${PYTHON_INCLUDE_DIR} )
 
+IF(MSVC)
+    GET_FILENAME_COMPONENT(PYTHON_LIB_DIR ${PYTHON_LIBRARY} PATH)
+    LINK_DIRECTORIES(${PYTHON_LIB_DIR})
+ENDIF(MSVC)
+
 #### end var setup  ###
 SETUP_PLUGIN(python)