diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5declarative/qt5declarative.mk b/package/qt5/qt5declarative/qt5declarative.mk
index fb546bd73b..d5b298ca27 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5declarative/qt5declarative.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5declarative/qt5declarative.mk
@@ -28,14 +28,11 @@ define QT5DECLARATIVE_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 endef
 
 define QT5DECLARATIVE_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
-		sub-src-all sub-tools-all
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D)
 endef
 
 define QT5DECLARATIVE_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) \
-		sub-src-install_subtargets \
-		sub-tools-install_subtargets
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) install
 	$(QT5_LA_PRL_FILES_FIXUP)
 endef
 
@@ -45,6 +42,9 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5DECLARATIVE_QUICK),y)
 define QT5DECLARATIVE_INSTALL_TARGET_QUICK_LIBS
 	cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libQt5Quick*.so.* $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib
 endef
+define QT5DECLARATIVE_INSTALL_TARGET_QUICK_EXAMPLES
+	cp -dpfr $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/qt/examples/quick/ $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/qt/examples/
+endef
 endif
 
 define QT5DECLARATIVE_INSTALL_TARGET_LIBS
@@ -55,9 +55,17 @@ endef
 
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5BASE_EXAMPLES),y)
+define QT5DECLARATIVE_INSTALL_TARGET_EXAMPLES
+	cp -dpfr $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/qt/examples/qml* $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/qt/examples/
+	$(QT5DECLARATIVE_INSTALL_TARGET_QUICK_EXAMPLES)
+endef
+endif
+
 define QT5DECLARATIVE_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/bin/qml* $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin
 	cp -dpfr $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/qml $(TARGET_DIR)/usr
+	$(QT5DECLARATIVE_INSTALL_TARGET_EXAMPLES)
 	$(QT5DECLARATIVE_INSTALL_TARGET_LIBS)
 endef