diff --git a/src/shared_post.pri b/src/shared_post.pri
index 5b4733bbd..6bfe9d631 100644
--- a/src/shared_post.pri
+++ b/src/shared_post.pri
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 exists( $${_PRO_FILE_PWD_}/$${TARGET}.xml ) {
 
-QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$QMAKE_COPY_FILE \"$${_PRO_FILE_PWD_}/$${TARGET}.xml\" \"$$MESHLAB_DISTRIB_DIRECTORY/plugins/$${TARGET}.xml\";
+QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$QMAKE_COPY_FILE \"$$shell_path($${_PRO_FILE_PWD_}/$${TARGET}.xml)\" \"$$shell_path($$MESHLAB_DISTRIB_DIRECTORY/plugins/$${TARGET}.xml)\";
 
 }