diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 053f9def1..b847ef717 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -847,13 +847,13 @@ elseif(NOT APPLE)
         SET(VCREDIST32 "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/vcredist_x86.exe")
         if(EXISTS ${VCREDIST32})
             INSTALL(FILES ${VCREDIST32} DESTINATION "redist")
-            SET(CPACK_NSIS_EXTRA_INSTALL_COMMANDS "ExecWait '\\\"$INSTDIR\\\\redist\\\\vcredist_x86.exe\\\" /q'" )
+            SET(CPACK_NSIS_EXTRA_INSTALL_COMMANDS "ExecWait '\\\"$INSTDIR\\\\redist\\\\vcredist_x86.exe\\\" /q /norestart'" )
         endif(EXISTS ${VCREDIST32})
 
         SET(VCREDIST64 "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/vcredist_x64.exe")
         if(EXISTS ${VCREDIST64})
             INSTALL(FILES ${VCREDIST64} DESTINATION "redist")
-            SET(CPACK_NSIS_EXTRA_INSTALL_COMMANDS "ExecWait '\\\"$INSTDIR\\\\redist\\\\vcredist_x64.exe\\\" /q'" )
+            SET(CPACK_NSIS_EXTRA_INSTALL_COMMANDS "ExecWait '\\\"$INSTDIR\\\\redist\\\\vcredist_x64.exe\\\" /q /norestart'" )
         endif(EXISTS ${VCREDIST64})
 
         SET(OALREDIST "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/oalinst.exe")