diff --git a/package/qtopia4/qtopia4.mk b/package/qtopia4/qtopia4.mk
index a198a41bd7..42825194d0 100644
--- a/package/qtopia4/qtopia4.mk
+++ b/package/qtopia4/qtopia4.mk
@@ -542,8 +542,8 @@ endif
 
 $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libQtCore.so.4: $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libQtCore.la $(QTOPIA4_LIBS)
 	# Strip all installed libs
-	cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libQtCore.so.* $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QTOPIA4_SHARED),y)
+	cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libQtCore.so.* $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/
 	-$(STRIPCMD) $(STRIP_STRIP_UNNEEDED) $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/libQt*.so.*
 endif