diff --git a/tools/make_distrib.py b/tools/make_distrib.py
index b45d82087..267315fb5 100644
--- a/tools/make_distrib.py
+++ b/tools/make_distrib.py
@@ -717,7 +717,10 @@ elif platform == 'linux':
   if mode == 'standard':
     # transfer Debug files
     build_dir = build_dir_debug
-    libcef_path = os.path.join(build_dir, lib_dir_name, 'libcef.so')
+    if use_gn:
+      libcef_path = os.path.join(build_dir, 'libcef.so')
+    else:
+      libcef_path = os.path.join(build_dir, lib_dir_name, 'libcef.so')
     if not options.allowpartial or path_exists(libcef_path):
       valid_build_dir = build_dir
       dst_dir = os.path.join(output_dir, 'Debug')
@@ -731,15 +734,21 @@ elif platform == 'linux':
 
   # transfer Release files
   build_dir = build_dir_release
-  libcef_path = os.path.join(build_dir, lib_dir_name, 'libcef.so')
+  if use_gn:
+    libcef_path = os.path.join(build_dir, 'libcef.so')
+  else:
+    libcef_path = os.path.join(build_dir, lib_dir_name, 'libcef.so')
   if not options.allowpartial or path_exists(libcef_path):
     valid_build_dir = build_dir
     dst_dir = os.path.join(output_dir, 'Release')
     make_dir(dst_dir, options.quiet)
 
     if mode == 'client':
-      lib_dst_dir = os.path.join(dst_dir, lib_dir_name)
-      make_dir(lib_dst_dir, options.quiet)
+      if use_gn:
+        lib_dst_dir = dst_dir
+      else:
+        lib_dst_dir = os.path.join(dst_dir, lib_dir_name)
+        make_dir(lib_dst_dir, options.quiet)
       copy_file(libcef_path, lib_dst_dir, options.quiet)
       copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, 'cefsimple'), dst_dir, options.quiet)
     else: