diff --git a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
index 5007f17..1847a6f 100644
--- a/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/contrib/buildsystems/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 #set the source directory to root of git
 set(CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../..)
 
-find_program(SH_EXE sh)
+find_program(SH_EXE sh PATHS "C:/Program Files/Git/bin")
 if(NOT SH_EXE)
 	message(FATAL_ERROR "sh: shell interpreter was not found in your path, please install one."
 			"On Windows, you can get it as part of 'Git for Windows' install at https://gitforwindows.org/")