diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 9ba0ac3c4..007321367 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ build_script:
   - cmd: if defined MESON ( python meson.py --release --dist=%ARTIFACT_PATH% --backend=%BACKEND% --python )
 
 after_build:
-  - cmd: if defined QMAKE ( set "PATH=%CD%\r2_dist_%ARCH%;%PATH%" && powershell scripts\bundle_r2dec.ps1 "%CD%\%ARTIFACT_PATH%" )
+  - cmd: if defined QMAKE ( xcopy r2_dist_%ARCH%\bin r2_dist_%ARCH% && set "PATH=%CD%\r2_dist_%ARCH%;%PATH%" && powershell scripts\bundle_r2dec.ps1 "%CD%\%ARTIFACT_PATH%" )
   - cmd: powershell scripts\bundle_openssl.ps1 %ARCH% "%CD%\%ARTIFACT_PATH%"
   - cmd: powershell scripts\bundle_python.ps1 %ARCH% "%CD%\%ARTIFACT_PATH%"
   - cmd: xcopy "%CUTTER_DEPS_DIR%\pyside\lib\site-packages" "%ARTIFACT_PATH%\python36\site-packages" /e /i /h
diff --git a/prepare_r2.bat b/prepare_r2.bat
index 4615631f5..6adc81d50 100644
--- a/prepare_r2.bat
+++ b/prepare_r2.bat
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ ECHO Building radare2 (%PLATFORM%)
 CD radare2
 git clean -xfd
 RMDIR /S /Q ..\%R2DIST%
-python sys\meson.py --release --shared --install=..\%R2DIST% --options "r2_datdir=radare2/share" "r2_libdir=radare2/lib" "c_args=-D_UNICODE -DUNICODE"
+python sys\meson.py --release --shared --install=..\%R2DIST% --options "r2_datdir=radare2/share" "r2_libdir=radare2/lib" "c_args=-D_UNICODE -DUNICODE -DCUTTER"
 IF !ERRORLEVEL! NEQ 0 EXIT /B 1
 COPY /Y build\shlr\libr2sdb.a ..\%R2DIST%\radare2\lib\r_sdb.lib