diff --git a/mkspecs/features/qt_installs.prf b/mkspecs/features/qt_installs.prf
index 7d2280e75a4..3a5dbb6274b 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/qt_installs.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/qt_installs.prf
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         target.path = $$[QT_HOST_LIBS]
     else: \
         target.path = $$[QT_INSTALL_LIBS]
-    target.CONFIG = no_dll
+    !static: target.CONFIG = no_dll
     INSTALLS += target
 }