diff --git a/scripts/protocgen.sh b/scripts/protocgen.sh
index c4bbd6d1df..34f993bba5 100755
--- a/scripts/protocgen.sh
+++ b/scripts/protocgen.sh
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ for dir in $proto_dirs; do
     done
 
     # move generated files to the right places
-    if [ -d "../cosmossdk.io" -a "$dir" != "./proto" ]; then
+    if [ -d "../cosmossdk.io" ]; then
       cp -r ../cosmossdk.io/* $home
       rm -rf ../cosmossdk.io
     fi