diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptools_global.h b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptools_global.h
index 57b5dbab707..b30e9e29190 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptools_global.h
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptools_global.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 
 #if defined(CPPTOOLS_LIBRARY)
 #  define CPPTOOLS_EXPORT Q_DECL_EXPORT
+#elif defined(CPPTOOLS_STATIC_LIBRARY)
+#  define CPPTOOLS_EXPORT
 #else
 #  define CPPTOOLS_EXPORT Q_DECL_IMPORT
 #endif
diff --git a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsunittestfiles.pri b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsunittestfiles.pri
index 6e0ab0d990c..2d011718e66 100644
--- a/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsunittestfiles.pri
+++ b/src/plugins/cpptools/cpptoolsunittestfiles.pri
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+contains(CONFIG, dll) {
+    DEFINES += CPPTOOLS_LIBRARY
+} else {
+    DEFINES += CPPTOOLS_STATIC_LIBRARY
+}
+
 HEADERS += $$PWD/senddocumenttracker.h
 
 SOURCES += $$PWD/senddocumenttracker.cpp