diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 00e16e4d3..7e925d94e 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -114,7 +114,8 @@ init:
   #- if "%QMAKE_GENERATOR%" == "MinGW Makefiles" choco install -y InnoSetup
   #- if "%QMAKE_GENERATOR%" == "MinGW Makefiles" if "%PLATFORM%" == "X86" set PATH="C:\Program Files\Inno Setup 5";%PATH%
   #- if "%QMAKE_GENERATOR%" == "MinGW Makefiles" if "%PLATFORM%" == "X64" set PATH="C:\Program Files (x86)\Inno Setup 5";%PATH%
-  - set PATH="C:\%QT5%\bin";%PATH%
+  - set QTDIR=C:\%QT5%
+  - set PATH=%QTDIR%\bin;%PATH%
   - if "%QMAKE_GENERATOR%" == "MinGW Makefiles" set PATH="%MINGW_PATH%";%PATH%
   - if "%QMAKE_GENERATOR%" == "NMake Makefiles JOM" set PATH=C:\Qt\Tools\QtCreator\bin;%PATH%
   - qmake -v