diff --git a/Cantera/matlab/Makefile.in b/Cantera/matlab/Makefile.in
index 7a71f58ab..991d9c887 100644
--- a/Cantera/matlab/Makefile.in
+++ b/Cantera/matlab/Makefile.in
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ LIB_DEPS = $(CANTERA_LIBDIR)/libcantera.a $(CANTERA_LIBDIR)/libzeroD.a \
 all: cantera/ctmethods.@mex_ext@
 
 cantera/ctmethods.@mex_ext@: $(SRCS) $(LIB_DEPS)
+ifeq ($(os_is_win),0)
 	@PYTHON_CMD@ setup_matlab.py @prefix@/bin @buildlib@ @CT_SHARED_LIB@ '$(LIBS)'
+else
+	@PYTHON_CMD@ setup_winmatlab.py
+endif
 	(@MATLAB_CMD@ -nodesktop -nojvm -nosplash -r setup)
 	rm -f setup.m
 
diff --git a/Cantera/matlab/setup_winmatlab.py b/Cantera/matlab/setup_winmatlab.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73085f586
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cantera/matlab/setup_winmatlab.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+f = open('setup.m','w')
+f.write('cd cantera\nbuildwin\nexit\n')
+f.close()