diff --git a/cmake/QtPlugins.cmake.in b/cmake/QtPlugins.cmake.in
index 3e554a43ad0..4859691c462 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPlugins.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/QtPlugins.cmake.in
@@ -101,10 +101,17 @@ function(__qt_internal_add_static_plugins_once)
             ">"
         )
 
+        # No point in linking the plugin initialization source file into static libraries. The
+        # initialization symbol will be discarded by the linker when the static lib is linked into an
+        # executable or shared library, because nothing is referencing the global static symbol.
+        set(type_genex "$<TARGET_PROPERTY:TYPE>")
+        set(no_static_genex "$<NOT:$<STREQUAL:${type_genex},STATIC_LIBRARY>>")
+
         # Complete condition that defines whether a static plugin is linked
         string(CONCAT _plugin_condition
             "$<BOOL:$<AND:"
                 "${_is_plugin_marker_genex},"
+                "${no_static_genex},"
                 "$<OR:"
                     "${_plugin_is_whitelisted},"
                     "${_plugin_versionless_is_whitelisted},"