diff --git a/lib/tools/node-modules/node-modules-dest-copy.ts b/lib/tools/node-modules/node-modules-dest-copy.ts
index c5cb4f4864..428fe552d5 100644
--- a/lib/tools/node-modules/node-modules-dest-copy.ts
+++ b/lib/tools/node-modules/node-modules-dest-copy.ts
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ export class TnsModulesCopy {
 			shelljs.mkdir("-p", targetDir);
 			shelljs.cp("-Rf", dependency.directory, targetDir);
 
-			//remove platform-specific files (processed separately by plugin services)
-			const targetPackageDir = path.join(targetDir, dependency.name);
+			// remove platform-specific files (processed separately by plugin services)
+			const targetPackageDir = path.join(isScoped ? this.outputRoot : targetDir, dependency.name);
 			shelljs.rm("-rf", path.join(targetPackageDir, "platforms"));
 		}
 	}