diff --git a/scripts/chroot.sh b/scripts/chroot.sh
index fb00d1dbe34cee8c6656cdef15cdd4e6e11d8656..d25225cab1ac3f03426a49d8e3e6ece4f4633d8c 100755
--- a/scripts/chroot.sh
+++ b/scripts/chroot.sh
@@ -792,6 +792,7 @@ if [ -d ${DIR}/deploy/${export_filename}/ ] ; then
 	rm -rf ${DIR}/deploy/${export_filename}/ || true
 fi
 mkdir -p ${DIR}/deploy/${export_filename}/ || true
+cp -v ${DIR}/.project ${DIR}/deploy/${export_filename}/
 
 if [ -n "${chroot_hook}" -a -r "${DIR}/${chroot_hook}" ] ; then
 	report_size