diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8c65eef..ca26161 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -472,6 +472,9 @@ if(BUILD_AS_CPP)
 endif()
 
 add_executable(darknet ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/src/darknet.c ${sources} ${headers} ${cuda_sources})
+if(WIN32 AND NOT MINGW)
+  set_target_properties(darknet PROPERTIES PDB_NAME "darknet.exe" IMPORT_SUFFIX ".exe.lib")
+endif()
 if(BUILD_AS_CPP)
   set_source_files_properties(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/src/darknet.c PROPERTIES LANGUAGE CXX)
   set_target_properties(darknet PROPERTIES LINKER_LANGUAGE CXX)