diff --git a/Utilities/Release/WiX/install_dir.wxs b/Utilities/Release/WiX/install_dir.wxs
index b0e795ac36..ec64edfd9d 100644
--- a/Utilities/Release/WiX/install_dir.wxs
+++ b/Utilities/Release/WiX/install_dir.wxs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             <DialogRef Id="UserExit" />
 
             <Publish Dialog="BrowseDlg" Control="OK" Event="DoAction" Value="WixUIValidatePath" Order="3">1</Publish>
-            <Publish Dialog="BrowseDlg" Control="OK" Event="SpawnDialog" Value="InvalidDirDlg" Order="4"><![CDATA[WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_VALID<>"1"]]></Publish>
+            <Publish Dialog="BrowseDlg" Control="OK" Event="SpawnDialog" Value="InvalidDirDlg" Order="4"><![CDATA[NOT WIXUI_DONTVALIDATEPATH AND WIXUI_INSTALLDIR_VALID<>"1"]]></Publish>
 
             <Publish Dialog="ExitDialog" Control="Finish" Event="EndDialog" Value="Return" Order="999">1</Publish>