diff --git a/src/meshlab.pro b/src/meshlab.pro
index 762354a5a..89e55aaa7 100644
--- a/src/meshlab.pro
+++ b/src/meshlab.pro
@@ -276,9 +276,7 @@ edit_pickpoints.depends = common
 # if distrib folder is not in $$PWD/../distrib (shadow build case),
 # we need to copy all the files inside $$PWD/../distrib in the actual
 # distrib folder ($$OUT_PWD/distrib or $$MESHLAB_DISTRIB_DIRECTORY)
-!equals(PWD, $$OUT_PWD) : !equals(PWD, $$OUT_PWD/..) {
-    message("PWD: $$PWD")
-    message("OUT_PWD: $$OUT_PWD")
+!equals(PWD, $$OUT_PWD) : !equals(PWD, $$OUT_PWD/src) {
     #copying the "lib" folder inside the $$OUT_PWD/distrib
     win32:copydir.commands = $(COPY_DIR) \"$$shell_path($$PWD/../distrib)\" \"$$shell_path($$OUT_PWD/distrib)\"
     !win32:copydir.commands = $(COPY_DIR) \"$$shell_path($$PWD/../distrib)\" \"$$shell_path($$OUT_PWD)\"