diff --git a/odb.pri b/odb.pri
index afcea2e..237db9a 100644
--- a/odb.pri
+++ b/odb.pri
@@ -72,7 +72,12 @@ odb.clean = $$TARGET-odb.cxx $$TARGET-odb.hxx $$TARGET-odb.ixx $$TARGET.sql
 QMAKE_EXTRA_COMPILERS += odb
 
 odbhc.target = odbhc
-odbhc.commands = $(COPY) $$H_DIR .
+unix {
+    odbhc.commands = $(COPY) -p $$H_DIR .
+}
+win32 {
+    odbhc.commands = $(COPY) $$H_DIR .
+}
 QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += odbhc
 
 PRE_TARGETDEPS += odbhc