diff --git a/python/pyspatialite/CMakeLists.txt b/python/pyspatialite/CMakeLists.txt
index 0ac1cb89a6e9..138aed8f45fb 100644
--- a/python/pyspatialite/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/python/pyspatialite/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ ENDIF (WIN32)
 FOREACH(file lib/__init__.py lib/dbapi2.py lib/dump.py)
   ADD_CUSTOM_COMMAND(TARGET pyspatialite
 	  POST_BUILD
-	  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${file} ${PYTHON_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/pyspatialite/${file}
+	  COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy ${file} ${PYTHON_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/pyspatialite/
 	  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
   )
 ENDFOREACH(file)