diff --git a/tools/make_distrib.py b/tools/make_distrib.py
index db18a63c0..3ba16e2c4 100644
--- a/tools/make_distrib.py
+++ b/tools/make_distrib.py
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ if platform == 'windows':
   if mode == 'standard':
     # transfer Debug files
     build_dir = os.path.join(out_dir, 'Debug' + build_dir_suffix);
-    if not options.allowpartial or path_exists(os.path.join(build_dir, 'cefclient.exe')):
+    if not options.allowpartial or path_exists(os.path.join(build_dir, 'libcef.dll')):
       valid_build_dir = build_dir
       dst_dir = os.path.join(output_dir, 'Debug')
       make_dir(dst_dir, options.quiet)
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ if platform == 'windows':
 
   # transfer Release files
   build_dir = os.path.join(out_dir, 'Release' + build_dir_suffix);
-  if not options.allowpartial or path_exists(os.path.join(build_dir, 'cefclient.exe')):
+  if not options.allowpartial or path_exists(os.path.join(build_dir, 'libcef.dll')):
     valid_build_dir = build_dir
     dst_dir = os.path.join(output_dir, 'Release')
     make_dir(dst_dir, options.quiet)
@@ -624,12 +624,13 @@ elif platform == 'linux':
   if mode == 'standard':
     # transfer Debug files
     build_dir = os.path.join(out_dir, 'Debug');
-    if not options.allowpartial or path_exists(os.path.join(build_dir, 'cefclient')):
+    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')
       make_dir(dst_dir, options.quiet)
       copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, 'chrome_sandbox'), os.path.join(dst_dir, 'chrome-sandbox'), options.quiet)
-      copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, lib_dir_name, 'libcef.so'), dst_dir, options.quiet)
+      copy_file(libcef_path, dst_dir, options.quiet)
       copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, 'natives_blob.bin'), dst_dir, options.quiet)
       copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, 'snapshot_blob.bin'), dst_dir, options.quiet)
     else:
@@ -637,7 +638,8 @@ elif platform == 'linux':
 
   # transfer Release files
   build_dir = os.path.join(out_dir, 'Release');
-  if not options.allowpartial or path_exists(os.path.join(build_dir, 'cefclient')):
+  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)
@@ -645,10 +647,10 @@ elif platform == 'linux':
     if mode == 'client':
       lib_dst_dir = os.path.join(dst_dir, lib_dir_name)
       make_dir(lib_dst_dir, options.quiet)
-      copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, lib_dir_name, 'libcef.so'), lib_dst_dir, options.quiet)
+      copy_file(libcef_path, lib_dst_dir, options.quiet)
       copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, 'cefclient'), dst_dir, options.quiet)
     else:
-      copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, lib_dir_name, 'libcef.so'), dst_dir, options.quiet)
+      copy_file(libcef_path, dst_dir, options.quiet)
     copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, 'chrome_sandbox'), os.path.join(dst_dir, 'chrome-sandbox'), options.quiet)
     copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, 'natives_blob.bin'), dst_dir, options.quiet)
     copy_file(os.path.join(build_dir, 'snapshot_blob.bin'), dst_dir, options.quiet)