diff --git a/examples/gdpbarchart/gdpbarchart.pro b/examples/gdpbarchart/gdpbarchart.pro
index da90137..754e7b3 100644
--- a/examples/gdpbarchart/gdpbarchart.pro
+++ b/examples/gdpbarchart/gdpbarchart.pro
@@ -9,9 +9,8 @@ SOURCES += main.cpp\
 HEADERS  += widget.h
 
 !mac {
-    DIR = $$PWD
-    
-    win32:{DIR = $$replace(DIR, "/","\\")}
+    FILE = $$PWD/gdpData
+    win32:{FILE = $$replace(FILE, "/","\\")}
     # TODO: QMAKE_POST_LINK does not work on mac; how to copy the data file?
-    QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$QMAKE_COPY $$DIR/gdpData $$CHART_BUILD_BIN_DIR
+    QMAKE_POST_LINK += $$QMAKE_COPY $$FILE $$CHART_BUILD_BIN_DIR
 }