diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt-static.pro b/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt-static.pro
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b0e51ae35..0000000000
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt-static.pro
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-# project file for building static binary
-
-include(rbutilqt.pro)
-
-QTPLUGIN += qtaccessiblewidgets
-LIBS += -L$$(QT_BUILD_TREE)/plugins/accessible -lqtaccessiblewidgets
-DEFINES += STATIC
-
diff --git a/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.pro b/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.pro
index 9d7d14e59b..8cff587972 100644
--- a/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.pro
+++ b/rbutil/rbutilqt/rbutilqt.pro
@@ -110,4 +110,10 @@ unix {
     SOURCES +=  ../sansapatcher/sansaio-posix.c
 }
 
+static {
+    QTPLUGIN += qtaccessiblewidgets
+    LIBS += -L$$(QT_BUILD_TREE)/plugins/accessible -lqtaccessiblewidgets
+    DEFINES += STATIC
+    message("using static plugin")
+}