diff --git a/cmake/templates/python_distutils_install.bat.in b/cmake/templates/python_distutils_install.bat.in
index fd9906a68..315db1b96 100644
--- a/cmake/templates/python_distutils_install.bat.in
+++ b/cmake/templates/python_distutils_install.bat.in
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ if DEFINED DESTDIR (
 
 cd "@INSTALL_CMD_WORKING_DIRECTORY@"
 
-cmd /V:on /C set PYTHONPATH="@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@/@PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR@;@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@/@PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR@" ^
-          && set CATKIN_BINARY_DIR="@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@" ^
-          && "@PYTHON_EXECUTABLE@" ^
-             "@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@/setup.py" ^
-             build --build-base "@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@" ^
-             install %DESTDIR_ARG% @SETUPTOOLS_ARG_EXTRA@ ^
-             --prefix="@SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_PREFIX@" ^
-             --install-scripts="@SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_PREFIX@\@CATKIN_GLOBAL_BIN_DESTINATION@"
+mkdir "@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@\@PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR@"
+
+set "PYTHONPATH=@CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX@\@PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR@;@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@\@PYTHON_INSTALL_DIR@"
+set "CATKIN_BINARY_DIR=@CMAKE_BINARY_DIR@"
+"@PYTHON_EXECUTABLE@" ^
+    "@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@\setup.py" ^
+    build --build-base "@CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR@" ^
+    install %DESTDIR_ARG% @SETUPTOOLS_ARG_EXTRA@ ^
+    --prefix="@SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_PREFIX@" ^
+    --install-scripts="@SETUPTOOLS_INSTALL_PREFIX@\@CATKIN_GLOBAL_BIN_DESTINATION@"