diff --git a/cmake/QtPublicTargetHelpers.cmake b/cmake/QtPublicTargetHelpers.cmake
index 6f0d3bb2c97..df9e87db117 100644
--- a/cmake/QtPublicTargetHelpers.cmake
+++ b/cmake/QtPublicTargetHelpers.cmake
@@ -307,7 +307,17 @@ function(_qt_internal_set_up_static_runtime_library target)
             set_property(TARGET ${target} PROPERTY
                 MSVC_RUNTIME_LIBRARY "MultiThreaded$<$<CONFIG:Debug>:Debug>")
         elseif(MINGW)
-            target_link_options(${target} INTERFACE "LINKER:-Bstatic")
+            get_target_property(target_type ${target} TYPE)
+            if(target_type STREQUAL "EXECUTABLE")
+                set(link_option PRIVATE)
+            else()
+                set(link_option INTERFACE)
+            endif()
+            if(CLANG)
+                target_link_options(${target} ${link_option} "LINKER:-Bstatic")
+            else()
+                target_link_options(${target} ${link_option} "-static")
+            endif()
         endif()
     endif()
 endfunction()