diff --git a/examples/PACKAGES/plumed/plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/PACKAGES/plumed/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
index caadea9405..b14d3e5f9b 100644
--- a/examples/PACKAGES/plumed/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/PACKAGES/plumed/plugin/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Windows")
   if(MAKENSIS_PATH)
     execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lammps.ico
       ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/lammps-text-logo-wide.bmp ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/plumedplugin.nsis
-      ${PLUMED_LIBDIR}/patches ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
+      ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
     if(BUILD_MPI)
       if(USE_MSMPI)
         add_custom_target(package ${MAKENSIS_PATH} -V1 -DVERSION=${LAMMPS_VERSION}-MSMPI plumedplugin.nsis
diff --git a/examples/PACKAGES/plumed/plugin/plumedplugin.nsis b/examples/PACKAGES/plumed/plugin/plumedplugin.nsis
index 9db5a8123a..36b820f465 100644
--- a/examples/PACKAGES/plumed/plugin/plumedplugin.nsis
+++ b/examples/PACKAGES/plumed/plugin/plumedplugin.nsis
@@ -97,9 +97,6 @@ Section "${PLUMEDPLUGIN}" SecPlumedplugin
   File lammps.ico
   File plumedplugin.so
 
-  SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\patches"
-  File /r patches/*
-
   SetOutPath "$INSTDIR\bin"
   File /r *.exe