diff --git a/config.pri b/config.pri
index 0ae78029..c7b74d3b 100644
--- a/config.pri
+++ b/config.pri
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ linux:!android {
 android: {
     QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -Wno-deprecated-declarations
 
-    QMAKE_POST_LINK += cp $$top_srcdir/version.txt $$top_builddir/
+    QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$QMAKE_COPY $$shell_path($$top_srcdir/version.txt) $$shell_path($$top_builddir/)
 
     !equals(OVERLAY_PATH, ""):!equals(BRANDING, "") {
         ANDROID_PACKAGE_SOURCE_DIR = $${OVERLAY_PATH}/packaging/android_$$BRANDING