diff --git a/Jamulus.pro b/Jamulus.pro
index 6d82107023..debe40adba 100755
--- a/Jamulus.pro
+++ b/Jamulus.pro
@@ -312,22 +312,26 @@ win32 {
     BINDIR = $$absolute_path($$BINDIR, $$PREFIX)
     target.path = $$BINDIR
 
-    isEmpty(APPSDIR) {
-        APPSDIR = share/applications
-    }
-    APPSDIR = $$absolute_path($$APPSDIR, $$PREFIX)
-    desktop.path = $$APPSDIR
-    QMAKE_SUBSTITUTES += distributions/jamulus.desktop.in
-    desktop.files = distributions/jamulus.desktop
+    contains(CONFIG, "headless") {
+        INSTALLS += target
+    } else {
+        isEmpty(APPSDIR) {
+            APPSDIR = share/applications
+        }
+        APPSDIR = $$absolute_path($$APPSDIR, $$PREFIX)
+        desktop.path = $$APPSDIR
+        QMAKE_SUBSTITUTES += distributions/jamulus.desktop.in
+        desktop.files = distributions/jamulus.desktop
 
-    isEmpty(ICONSDIR) {
-        ICONSDIR = share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps
-    }
-    ICONSDIR = $$absolute_path($$ICONSDIR, $$PREFIX)
-    icons.path = $$ICONSDIR
-    icons.files = distributions/jamulus.png
+        isEmpty(ICONSDIR) {
+            ICONSDIR = share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps
+        }
+        ICONSDIR = $$absolute_path($$ICONSDIR, $$PREFIX)
+        icons.path = $$ICONSDIR
+        icons.files = distributions/jamulus.png
 
-    INSTALLS += target desktop icons
+        INSTALLS += target desktop icons
+    }
 }
 
 RCC_DIR = src/res