diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 35bfaf2f3d..e941f59a34 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@ endif()
 # to find include files from these locations first
 if(MINGW)
   if(EXISTS /mingw)
-      list(APPEND CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH /mingw)
+      list(APPEND CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH /mingw)
   endif()
   if(EXISTS /mingw32)
-      list(APPEND CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH /mingw32)
+      list(APPEND CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH /mingw32)
   endif()
   if(EXISTS /mingw64)
-      list(APPEND CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH /mingw64)
+      list(APPEND CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH /mingw64)
   endif()
 endif()