diff --git a/Help/release/dev/rel-win-PATH.rst b/Help/release/dev/rel-win-PATH.rst
index f6f70b9f7f..f4a7360d76 100644
--- a/Help/release/dev/rel-win-PATH.rst
+++ b/Help/release/dev/rel-win-PATH.rst
@@ -2,5 +2,7 @@ rel-win-PATH
 ------------
 
 * The precompiled Windows ``.msi`` installers provided on
-  `cmake.org <https://cmake.org/download/>`_, when replacing an existing
-  installation, now preserve the ``PATH`` modification preference by default.
+  `cmake.org <https://cmake.org/download/>`_, when performing a fresh
+  installation, now modify the system-wide ``PATH`` by default.
+  When replacing an existing installation, the ``PATH`` modification
+  preference is preserved by default.
diff --git a/Utilities/Release/WiX/options.wxs b/Utilities/Release/WiX/options.wxs
index c274d85232..0fd35270dd 100644
--- a/Utilities/Release/WiX/options.wxs
+++ b/Utilities/Release/WiX/options.wxs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
         <Property Id="CMAKE_IN_PATH" Value="Init" />
 
         <!-- Always initialize the checkbox value so it cannot be directly overridden from the command line.  -->
-        <SetProperty Action="Set_CMAKE_IN_PATH_Init"       Id="CMAKE_IN_PATH" After="AppSearch"                    Sequence="first" Value="{}" />
+        <SetProperty Action="Set_CMAKE_IN_PATH_Init"       Id="CMAKE_IN_PATH" After="AppSearch"                    Sequence="first" Value="1" />
 
         <!-- Read the "CMAKE_IN_PATH" checkbox value from the registry, if it was stored previously.
              Properties using RegistrySearch cannot be private, so use a private-looking public name. -->