diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin.pri b/src/plugins/plugin.pri
index 516688781..88e3ae88f 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin.pri
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin.pri
@@ -8,4 +8,8 @@ INCLUDEPATH += ../../../db ../../../tl ../../../gsi ../../../laybasic ../../../l
 DEPENDPATH += ../../../db ../../../tl ../../../gsi ../../../laybasic ../../../lay ../../../common
 LIBS += -L$$DESTDIR_KLP -lklayout_db -lklayout_tl -lklayout_gsi -lklayout_laybasic -lklayout_lay
 
-QMAKE_POST_LINK += $(COPY) $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET) $$DESTDIR_KLP/$${TARGET}.klp
+isEmpty(DESTDIR_TARGET) {
+  QMAKE_POST_LINK += $(COPY) $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET) $$DESTDIR_KLP/$${TARGET}.klp
+} else {
+  QMAKE_POST_LINK += $(COPY) $(DESTDIR_TARGET) $$DESTDIR_KLP/$${TARGET}.klp
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/plugin_ut.pri b/src/plugins/plugin_ut.pri
index 79ebb9dea..018ef76bc 100644
--- a/src/plugins/plugin_ut.pri
+++ b/src/plugins/plugin_ut.pri
@@ -8,4 +8,8 @@ INCLUDEPATH += ../src ../../../db ../../../tl ../../../gsi ../../../laybasic ../
 DEPENDPATH += ../src ../../../db ../../../tl ../../../gsi ../../../laybasic ../../../lay ../../../common ../../../ut
 LIBS += -L$$DESTDIR_KLP -lklayout_db -lklayout_tl -lklayout_gsi -lklayout_laybasic -lklayout_lay -lklayout_ut
 
-QMAKE_POST_LINK += $(COPY) $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET) $$DESTDIR_KLP/$${TARGET}.klp_ut
+isEmpty(DESTDIR_TARGET) {
+  QMAKE_POST_LINK += $(COPY) $(DESTDIR)$(TARGET) $$DESTDIR_KLP/$${TARGET}.klp_ut
+} else {
+  QMAKE_POST_LINK += $(COPY) $(DESTDIR_TARGET) $$DESTDIR_KLP/$${TARGET}.klp_ut
+}