diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_measure/filter_measure.pro b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_measure/filter_measure.pro
index 3f781354..2dec69f4 100644
--- a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_measure/filter_measure.pro
+++ b/src/meshlabplugins/filter_measure/filter_measure.pro
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ TARGET         = filter_measure
 #PRE_TARGETDEPS += filter_measure.xml
 
 macx:QMAKE_POST_LINK = "cp "$$_PRO_FILE_PWD_/$$TARGET".xml ../../distrib/plugins/"$$TARGET".xml"
-
+linux:QMAKE_POST_LINK = "cp "$$_PRO_FILE_PWD_/$$TARGET".xml ../../distrib/plugins/"$$TARGET".xml; cd ../../distrib/plugins/ ; ln -s "$$TARGET".xml lib"$$TARGET".xml"