diff --git a/src/meshlab.pro b/src/meshlab.pro
index 2c24db28f..e77d726d8 100644
--- a/src/meshlab.pro
+++ b/src/meshlab.pro
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ SUBDIRS += \
     meshlabplugins/io_pdb \
     meshlabplugins/io_txt \
     meshlabplugins/io_u3d \
+# Filter samples
+    sampleplugins/sampleedit \
+    sampleplugins/samplefilter \
+    sampleplugins/samplefilterdyn \
+    sampleplugins/filter_createiso \
+    sampleplugins/filter_geodesic \
+    sampleplugins/sample_filtergpu \
 # Filter plugins
     meshlabplugins/filter_ao \
     meshlabplugins/filter_camera \
@@ -101,18 +108,6 @@ SUBDIRS += \
 
 }
 
-meshlab_samples {
-
-SUBDIRS += \
-# Sample Plugins
-    sampleplugins/sampleedit \
-    sampleplugins/samplefilter \
-    sampleplugins/samplefilterdyn \
-    sampleplugins/filter_createiso \
-    sampleplugins/filter_geodesic \
-    sampleplugins/sample_filtergpu
-}
-
 # 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)