diff --git a/package/qt5/qt53d/qt53d.mk b/package/qt5/qt53d/qt53d.mk
index 6896b00318..48a931d60b 100644
--- a/package/qt5/qt53d/qt53d.mk
+++ b/package/qt5/qt53d/qt53d.mk
@@ -37,13 +37,19 @@ endef
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),)
-define QT53D_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
-	cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libQt53D*.so.* $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_QT5_VERSION_LATEST),y)
+# Available since 5.9
+define QT53D_INSTALL_TARGET_LATEST
 	cp -dpfr $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/qt/plugins/geometryloaders $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/qt/plugins
 	cp -dpfr $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/qt/plugins/renderplugins $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/qt/plugins
+endef
+endif
+define QT53D_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
+	cp -dpf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/libQt53D*.so.* $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib
 	cp -dpfr $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/qt/plugins/sceneparsers $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/lib/qt/plugins
 	cp -dpfr $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/qml/Qt3D $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/qml
 	cp -dpfr $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/qml/QtQuick $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/qml
+	$(QT53D_INSTALL_TARGET_LATEST)
 	$(QT53D_INSTALL_TARGET_EXAMPLES)
 endef
 endif