--- a/application.pro
+++ b/application.pro
@@ -106,7 +110,7 @@ DEFINES += PLUGIN_INSTALL_PATH=\\\"$${PLUGIN_INSTALL_PATH}\\\"
         isEmpty(PDF_PLUGIN_NAME):PDF_PLUGIN_NAME = libqpdfview_pdf.a
 
         DEFINES += STATIC_PDF_PLUGIN
-        LIBS += $$PDF_PLUGIN_NAME
+        LIBS += $$PDF_PLUGIN_NAME $$PDF_PLUGIN_LIBS
         PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$PDF_PLUGIN_NAME
 
         QT += xml
@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ DEFINES += PLUGIN_INSTALL_PATH=\\\"$${PLUGIN_INSTALL_PATH}\\\"
         isEmpty(PS_PLUGIN_NAME):PS_PLUGIN_NAME = libqpdfview_ps.a
 
         DEFINES += STATIC_PS_PLUGIN
-        LIBS += $$PS_PLUGIN_NAME
+        LIBS += $$PS_PLUGIN_NAME $$PS_PLUGIN_LIBS
         PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$PS_PLUGIN_NAME
 
         !without_pkgconfig {
@@ -156,7 +160,7 @@ DEFINES += PLUGIN_INSTALL_PATH=\\\"$${PLUGIN_INSTALL_PATH}\\\"
         isEmpty(DJVU_PLUGIN_NAME):DJVU_PLUGIN_NAME = libqpdfview_djvu.a
 
         DEFINES += STATIC_DJVU_PLUGIN
-        LIBS += $$DJVU_PLUGIN_NAME
+        LIBS += $$DJVU_PLUGIN_NAME $$DJVU_PLUGIN_LIBS
         PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$DJVU_PLUGIN_NAME
 
         !without_pkgconfig {
@@ -179,7 +183,7 @@ with_fitz {
         isEmpty(FITZ_PLUGIN_NAME):FITZ_PLUGIN_NAME = libqpdfview_fitz.a
 
         DEFINES += STATIC_FITZ_PLUGIN
-        LIBS += $$FITZ_PLUGIN_NAME
+        LIBS += $$FITZ_PLUGIN_NAME $$FITZ_PLUGIN_LIBS
         PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$FITZ_PLUGIN_NAME
 
         isEmpty(FITZ_PLUGIN_LIBS) {
@@ -201,7 +205,7 @@ with_fitz {
         isEmpty(IMAGE_PLUGIN_NAME):IMAGE_PLUGIN_NAME = libqpdfview_image.a
 
         DEFINES += STATIC_IMAGE_PLUGIN
-        LIBS += $$IMAGE_PLUGIN_NAME
+        LIBS += $$IMAGE_PLUGIN_NAME $$IMAGE_PLUGIN_LIBS
         PRE_TARGETDEPS += $$IMAGE_PLUGIN_NAME
     }
     else {
--- a/fitz-plugin.pro
+++ b/fitz-plugin.pro
@@ -22,11 +22,11 @@ DEFINES += $$FITZ_PLUGIN_DEFINES
 INCLUDEPATH += $$FITZ_PLUGIN_INCLUDEPATH
 
 isEmpty(FITZ_PLUGIN_LIBS) {
-    LIBS += -lmupdf -lfreetype -ljpeg -lz -lm -lcrypto
-} else {
-    LIBS += $$FITZ_PLUGIN_LIBS
+    FITZ_PLUGIN_LIBS = -lmupdf -lfreetype -ljpeg -lz -lm -lcrypto
 }
 
+LIBS += $$FITZ_PLUGIN_LIBS
+
 !static_fitz_plugin {
     target.path = $${PLUGIN_INSTALL_PATH}
     INSTALLS += target