diff --git a/build_files/cmake/macros.cmake b/build_files/cmake/macros.cmake
--- a/build_files/cmake/macros.cmake
+++ b/build_files/cmake/macros.cmake
@@ -1377,27 +1377,37 @@ macro(windows_install_shared_manifest)
   if(WINDOWS_INSTALL_RELEASE)
     set(WINDOWS_CONFIGURATIONS "${WINDOWS_CONFIGURATIONS};Release;RelWithDebInfo;MinSizeRel")
   endif()
+  set(WINDOWS_INSTALL_EXISTING_FILES "")
+  foreach(_windows_install_file ${WINDOWS_INSTALL_FILES})
+    if(EXISTS "${_windows_install_file}")
+      list(APPEND WINDOWS_INSTALL_EXISTING_FILES "${_windows_install_file}")
+    endif()
+  endforeach()
+  if(WINDOWS_INSTALL_EXISTING_FILES)
   if(NOT WITH_PYTHON_MODULE)
     # Blender executable with manifest.
     if(WINDOWS_INSTALL_DEBUG)
-      list(APPEND WINDOWS_SHARED_MANIFEST_DEBUG ${WINDOWS_INSTALL_FILES})
+      list(APPEND WINDOWS_SHARED_MANIFEST_DEBUG ${WINDOWS_INSTALL_EXISTING_FILES})
     endif()
     if(WINDOWS_INSTALL_RELEASE)
-      list(APPEND WINDOWS_SHARED_MANIFEST_RELEASE ${WINDOWS_INSTALL_FILES})
+      list(APPEND WINDOWS_SHARED_MANIFEST_RELEASE ${WINDOWS_INSTALL_EXISTING_FILES})
     endif()
     install(
-      FILES ${WINDOWS_INSTALL_FILES}
+      FILES ${WINDOWS_INSTALL_EXISTING_FILES}
       DESTINATION "blender.shared"
       CONFIGURATIONS ${WINDOWS_CONFIGURATIONS}
     )
   else()
     # Python module without manifest.
     install(
-      FILES ${WINDOWS_INSTALL_FILES}
+      FILES ${WINDOWS_INSTALL_EXISTING_FILES}
       DESTINATION "bpy"
       CONFIGURATIONS ${WINDOWS_CONFIGURATIONS}
     )
   endif()
+  endif()
+  unset(_windows_install_file)
+  unset(WINDOWS_INSTALL_EXISTING_FILES)
 endmacro()
 
 macro(windows_generate_manifest)