diff --git a/src/tools/syncqt/main.cpp b/src/tools/syncqt/main.cpp
index 4a82f9b64ca..f8ee49d6ce3 100644
--- a/src/tools/syncqt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/syncqt/main.cpp
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ public:
                 error = SyncFailed;
         }
 
-        if (!m_commandLineArgs->scanAllMode()) {
+        if (!m_commandLineArgs->scanAllMode() && !m_commandLineArgs->stagingDir().empty()) {
             // Copy the generated files to a spearate staging directory to make the installation
             // process eaiser.
             if (!copyGeneratedHeadersToStagingDirectory(m_commandLineArgs->stagingDir()))