diff --git a/3rdparty/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
index b8e7f092e6..7081f24b1c 100644
--- a/3rdparty/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/ffmpeg/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ if(MSVC64 OR MINGW64)
    set(FFMPEG_SUFFIX _64)
 endif()
 
-set(module_name "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/opencv_ffmpeg${FFMPEG_SUFFIX}.dll")
+set(module_bare_name "opencv_ffmpeg${FFMPEG_SUFFIX}.dll")
+set(module_name "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${module_bare_name}")
 
 get_target_property(bin_dir opencv_core LOCATION)
 get_filename_component(bin_dir ${bin_dir} PATH) 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ message(STATUS "ffmpeg output dir: ${bin_dir}")
 
 add_custom_target(opencv_ffmpeg ALL
                   COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy
-                    ${module_name} ${bin_dir}
+                    ${module_name} ${bin_dir}/${module_bare_name}
                   COMMENT "Copying ${module_name} to the output directory")
 
 install(FILES ${module_name} DESTINATION bin COMPONENT main)