diff --git a/extras/build-tests/windows/compilecmd/vs2019.bat b/extras/build-tests/windows/compilecmd/vs2019.bat
index e447cf7fd..607e069c6 100644
--- a/extras/build-tests/windows/compilecmd/vs2019.bat
+++ b/extras/build-tests/windows/compilecmd/vs2019.bat
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ USE_REMOTEINC=1 ^
 LIBCURL_INC_DIR="c:\projects\unrealircd-5-libs\curl\include" ^
 LIBCURL_LIB_DIR="c:\projects\unrealircd-5-libs\curl\builds\libcurl-vc-x64-release-dll-ssl-dll-cares-dll-ipv6-obj-lib" ^
 CARES_LIB_DIR="c:\projects\unrealircd-5-libs\c-ares\msvc\cares\dll-release" ^
-CARES_INC_DIR="c:\projects\unrealircd-5-libs\c-ares" ^
+CARES_INC_DIR="c:\projects\unrealircd-5-libs\c-ares\include" ^
 CARESLIB="cares.lib" ^
 PCRE2_INC_DIR="c:\projects\unrealircd-5-libs\pcre2\include" ^
 PCRE2_LIB_DIR="c:\projects\unrealircd-5-libs\pcre2\lib" ^