diff --git a/vlib/compiler/main.v b/vlib/compiler/main.v
index d8d5327a0b..6d5ed51616 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/main.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/main.v
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ pub fn new_v(args[]string) &V {
 		build_mode: build_mode
 		cflags: cflags
 		ccompiler: find_c_compiler()
-		building_v: !is_repl && (rdir_name == 'compiler' || dir == 'v.v'  || dir.contains('vlib'))
+		building_v: !is_repl && (rdir_name == 'compiler' || rdir_name == 'v.v'  || dir.contains('vlib'))
 	}
 	if pref.is_verbose || pref.is_debug {
 		println('C compiler=$pref.ccompiler')