diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1ac5be5bee..2fb7a2309a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -201,6 +201,11 @@ add_executable(openttd WIN32 ${GENERATED_SOURCE_FILES})
 set_target_properties(openttd PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "${BINARY_NAME}")
 # All other files are added via target_sources()
 
+if(MSVC)
+    # Add DPI manifest to project; other WIN32 targets get this via ottdres.rc
+    target_sources(openttd PRIVATE "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/os/windows/openttd.manifest")
+endif()
+
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src)
 add_subdirectory(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/media/baseset)
 
diff --git a/cmake/CompileFlags.cmake b/cmake/CompileFlags.cmake
index 772041a42c..f4047b8396 100644
--- a/cmake/CompileFlags.cmake
+++ b/cmake/CompileFlags.cmake
@@ -27,9 +27,6 @@ macro(compile_flags)
             # Enable multi-threaded compilation.
             add_compile_options(/MP)
         endif()
-
-        # Add DPI manifest to project; other WIN32 targets get this via ottdres.rc
-        list(APPEND GENERATED_SOURCE_FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/os/windows/openttd.manifest")
     endif()
 
     # Add some -D flags for Debug builds. We cannot use add_definitions(), because