diff --git a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
index f49265e87..eee98728b 100644
--- a/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/daemon/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ target_link_libraries(kdeconnectd
 ecm_mark_nongui_executable(kdeconnectd)
 
 configure_file(org.kde.kdeconnect.daemon.desktop.cmake ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.kdeconnect.daemon.desktop)
+
+# Conditionally configure the daemon service according to the target OS
+if(WIN32)
+    set(SERV_EXEC kdeconnectd)
+else()
+    set(SERV_EXEC ${KDE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR}/kdeconnectd)
+endif()
 configure_file(org.kde.kdeconnect.service.in ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.kdeconnect.service)
 
 install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/org.kde.kdeconnect.daemon.desktop DESTINATION ${AUTOSTART_INSTALL_DIR})
diff --git a/daemon/org.kde.kdeconnect.service.in b/daemon/org.kde.kdeconnect.service.in
index 4f747186d..1008191d3 100644
--- a/daemon/org.kde.kdeconnect.service.in
+++ b/daemon/org.kde.kdeconnect.service.in
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 [D-BUS Service]
 Name=org.kde.kdeconnect
-Exec=@KDE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR@/kdeconnectd
+Exec=@SERV_EXEC@