diff --git a/scripts/ci/cmake/windows-common.cmake b/scripts/ci/cmake/windows-common.cmake
index 25e02a0a..d5ab37c8 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/cmake/windows-common.cmake
+++ b/scripts/ci/cmake/windows-common.cmake
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ string(APPEND dashboard_cache "
 ")
 
 list(APPEND CTEST_UPDATE_NOTES_FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_FILE}")
-list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/install")
-message(STATUS "module path is ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
+
+# the two lines below shouldn't be necessary, but something wrong with vcpkg maybe
+set(ENV{dill_DIR} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../../../dill/install/lib/cmake/dill")
+set(ENV{atl_DIR} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../../../atl/install/lib/cmake/atl")
+
 include(${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/common.cmake)