diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 29f8be38ff..4e36192e18 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ include global.mk
 PREVIOUS_RELEASE=1.5.0
 
 MESON?=meson
+PYTHON?=python
 R2R=radare2-regressions
 R2R_URL=$(shell doc/repo REGRESSIONS)
 R2BINS=$(shell cd binr ; echo r*2 r2agent r2pm r2-indent)
@@ -405,7 +406,10 @@ meson-config meson-cfg meson-conf:
 	echo TODO
 
 meson: build
+	@echo "[ SDB Build ]"
+	$(PYTHON) sys/meson_sdb.py
 	cmp plugins.meson.cfg plugins.cfg || $(MAKE) meson-config
+	@echo "[ Ninja Build ]"
 	ninja -C build
 
 meson-install:
diff --git a/meson.bat b/meson.bat
index eec2399762..4e7997e5bf 100644
--- a/meson.bat
+++ b/meson.bat
@@ -62,10 +62,11 @@ IF EXIST %BUILDDIR% GOTO BUILD
 python meson.py --prefix=%CD% %BUILDDIR% %RELEASE% %DEFAULT_LIBRARY% --backend %BACKEND%
 
 :BUILD
+CALL :SDB_BUILD
 IF "%BUILD%"=="msbuild" GOTO MSBUILD
 ECHO [ R2 MESON NINJA BUILD ]
 ninja -C %BUILDDIR%
-exit /b %errorlevel%
+EXIT /b %errorlevel%
 
 :MSBUILD
 ECHO [ R2 MESON MSBUILD ]
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ IF "%XP%"=="1" (
 	python sys\meson_extra.py
 )
 msbuild %BUILDDIR%\radare2.sln
-exit /b %errorlevel%
+EXIT /b %errorlevel%
 
 :BUILDPROJECT
 ECHO [ R2 MESON BUILDING %BACKEND% SLN]
@@ -85,6 +86,12 @@ IF "%XP%"=="1" (
 GOTO EXIT
 
 :REBUILD
-python.exe meson.py --internal regenerate %CD% "%CD%\%BUILDDIR%" --backend %BACKEND% %RELEASE% %DEFAULT_LIBRARY%
+python meson.py --internal regenerate %CD% "%CD%\%BUILDDIR%" --backend %BACKEND% %RELEASE% %DEFAULT_LIBRARY%
 
 :EXIT
+EXIT /B 0
+
+:SDB_BUILD
+ECHO [ SDB BUILD AND GENERATION ]
+python sys\meson_sdb.py
+EXIT /B 0
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ec5701db85..d319202406 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -122,14 +122,6 @@ configure_file(input : 'libr/include/r_version.h.in',
 # Copy missing header
 run_command('python', '-c', '__import__("shutil").copyfile("shlr/spp/config.def.h", "shlr/spp/config.h")')
 
-message(' --- Building sdb and generating files --- ')
-r = run_command('python', 'sys/meson_sdb.py')
-if r.returncode() != 0
-  error('Failed.')
-  error(r.stderr())
-endif
-
-message(' --- Building radare2 --- ')
 subdir('shlr/')
 subdir('libr/util')
 subdir('binr/rax2')
diff --git a/sys/meson_sdb.py b/sys/meson_sdb.py
index 9c153b769b..cacb3c2597 100644
--- a/sys/meson_sdb.py
+++ b/sys/meson_sdb.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def main():
                 continue
             inf, base, ext = get_extension(f)
             inf = os.path.join(folder, inf)
-            if os.path.isdir(inf):
+            if os.path.isdir(inf) and not os.path.islink(inf):
                 DATADIRS.append(inf)
                 l += 1
                 continue