diff --git a/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri b/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri
index 00fa6e0697d1f1acd1abf090024d1a27fcff40ef..41b796c4a233391354ec18dbc70d34fb38720d36 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri
+++ b/src/libs/utils/utils-lib.pri
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
-DEFINES += QTCREATOR_UTILS_LIB
+dll {
+    DEFINES += QTCREATOR_UTILS_LIB
+} else {
+    DEFINES += QTCREATOR_UTILS_STATIC_LIB
+}
 
 INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD
 
diff --git a/src/libs/utils/utils.pro b/src/libs/utils/utils.pro
index 797c7fa2b0f4189f043e6f52b011b1e341b141ad..d7a6353caa409b6aac6fd55ba8474153a0faf24a 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/utils.pro
+++ b/src/libs/utils/utils.pro
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ TARGET = Utils
 QT += gui \
     network
 
+CONFIG += dll
 include($$PWD/../../qtcreatorlibrary.pri)
 
 include(utils-lib.pri)