diff --git a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljstools.pro b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljstools.pro
index 662c0d950ff..bea9367a1ba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljstools.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/qmljstools/qmljstools.pro
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ include(../../qtcreatorplugin.pri)
 
 DEFINES += QMLJSTOOLS_LIBRARY
 
-!dll {
+!contains(CONFIG, dll) {
     DEFINES += QMLJSTOOLS_STATIC
 }