diff --git a/ports/libmagic/portfile.cmake b/ports/libmagic/portfile.cmake
index 7135ef3a915..c3647ebf0d8 100644
--- a/ports/libmagic/portfile.cmake
+++ b/ports/libmagic/portfile.cmake
@@ -31,11 +31,17 @@ file(COPY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/unofficial-libmagic-config.cmake.in" DESTIN
 file(COPY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/magic.def" DESTINATION "${SOURCE_PATH}/src")
 file(COPY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/config.h" DESTINATION "${SOURCE_PATH}/src")
 
+if(VCPKG_CROSSCOMPILING)
+    vcpkg_add_to_path(PREPEND "${CURRENT_HOST_INSTALLED_DIR}/tools/libmagic")
+elseif(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_WINDOWS AND VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL dynamic)
+    set(EXTRA_ARGS "ADD_BIN_TO_PATH")
+endif()
+
 vcpkg_cmake_configure(
     SOURCE_PATH ${SOURCE_PATH}
 )
 
-vcpkg_cmake_install()
+vcpkg_cmake_install(${EXTRA_ARGS})
 vcpkg_copy_pdbs()
 vcpkg_fixup_pkgconfig()
 vcpkg_copy_tools(TOOL_NAMES file AUTO_CLEAN)
@@ -47,12 +53,6 @@ file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/include")
 file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/share")
 file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/share/${PORT}/man5")
 
-if(VCPKG_CROSSCOMPILING)
-    vcpkg_add_to_path(PREPEND "${CURRENT_HOST_INSTALLED_DIR}/tools/libmagic/bin")
-elseif(VCPKG_TARGET_IS_WINDOWS AND VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL dynamic)
-    set(EXTRA_ARGS "ADD_BIN_TO_PATH")
-endif()
-
 if(VCPKG_LIBRARY_LINKAGE STREQUAL static)
     file(REMOVE_RECURSE "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/bin" "${CURRENT_PACKAGES_DIR}/debug/bin")
 endif()
diff --git a/ports/libmagic/vcpkg.json b/ports/libmagic/vcpkg.json
index 63065b51aee..ffb866b4560 100644
--- a/ports/libmagic/vcpkg.json
+++ b/ports/libmagic/vcpkg.json
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
       "name": "vcpkg-cmake-config",
       "host": true
     },
+    {
+      "name": "libmagic",
+      "host": true
+    },
     {
       "name": "dirent",
       "platform": "windows"