diff --git a/package/qt5/qt5virtualkeyboard/qt5virtualkeyboard.mk b/package/qt5/qt5virtualkeyboard/qt5virtualkeyboard.mk
index 8ce3169774..3f1ebdbaa4 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt5virtualkeyboard/qt5virtualkeyboard.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt5virtualkeyboard/qt5virtualkeyboard.mk
@@ -93,10 +93,17 @@ define QT5VIRTUALKEYBOARD_INSTALL_TARGET_EXAMPLES
 endef
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5_VERSION_LATEST):$(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y:)
+define QT5VIRTUALKEYBOARD_INSTALL_TARGET_LIBS
+	cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libQt5VirtualKeyboard*.so.* $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib
+endef
+endif
+
 define QT5VIRTUALKEYBOARD_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	mkdir -p $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/qt/plugins/platforminputcontexts
 	cp -dpfr $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/qt/plugins/platforminputcontexts/libqtvirtualkeyboardplugin.so \
 		$(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/qt/plugins/platforminputcontexts
+	$(QT5VIRTUALKEYBOARD_INSTALL_TARGET_LIBS)
 	$(QT5VIRTUALKEYBOARD_INSTALL_TARGET_QML)
 	$(QT5VIRTUALKEYBOARD_INSTALL_TARGET_3RDPARTY_PARTS)
 	$(QT5VIRTUALKEYBOARD_INSTALL_TARGET_EXAMPLES)