diff --git a/apps/codecs/codecs.make b/apps/codecs/codecs.make
index a65dc4f67e..b31958a088 100644
--- a/apps/codecs/codecs.make
+++ b/apps/codecs/codecs.make
@@ -98,6 +98,9 @@ $(CODECDIR)/%.codec: $(CODECDIR)/%.o
 		$(filter %.o, $^) \
 		$(filter %.a, $^) \
 		-lgcc $(CODECLDFLAGS)
-	$(call PRINTS,OC $(@F))$(OC) -O binary $(CODECDIR)/$*.elf $@
-
+ifdef SIMVER
+	$(SILENT)$(shell cp $(BUILDDIR)/$*.elf $@)
+else
+	$(SILENT)$(OC) -O binary $(CODECDIR)/$*.elf $@
+endif
 
diff --git a/apps/plugins/plugins.make b/apps/plugins/plugins.make
index 2e266cb190..bb77f7de6c 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/plugins.make
+++ b/apps/plugins/plugins.make
@@ -73,4 +73,8 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/%.rock: $(BUILDDIR)/%.o $(PLUGINLINK_LDS)
 		$(filter %.o, $^) \
 		$(filter %.a, $^) \
 		-lgcc $(PLUGINLDFLAGS)
+ifdef SIMVER
+	$(SILENT)$(shell cp $(BUILDDIR)/$*.elf $@)
+else
 	$(SILENT)$(OC) -O binary $(BUILDDIR)/$*.elf $@
+endif
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