diff --git a/setup/setup_build_extension.py b/setup/setup_build_extension.py
index f956c08f8..7fe904f65 100644
--- a/setup/setup_build_extension.py
+++ b/setup/setup_build_extension.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def build_extensions(self):
         self.define = _build_clib.build_flags['define']
 
         lib_dir = build_flags(LIB_NAME, 'L', pkg_dir)[0]
-        link_args_msvc = f'/LIBPATH:{lib_dir}'
+        link_args_msvc = '/LIBPATH:' + lib_dir.replace("/", "\\")
 
         for _l in build_flags(LIB_NAME, 'l', pkg_dir):
             lib_file, lib_fp = exact_library_name(_l, lib_dir)
@@ -101,8 +101,10 @@ def build_extensions(self):
                 self.extensions[0].extra_link_args.append(lib_fp)
 
         if compiler == 'MSVCCompiler':
-            self.extensions[0].extra_compile_args.append('/MT')
+            self.extensions[0].extra_compile_args.insert(0, '/MT')
             self.extensions[0].extra_link_args.insert(0, link_args_msvc)
+            self.extensions[0].extra_link_args.append(" /verbose:lib")
+
             log.info(f'build_extensions: MSVCCompiler: {link_args_msvc}')
 
         super().build_extensions()