diff --git a/build.pro b/build.pro
index 469cdad1f..ccd26230f 100644
--- a/build.pro
+++ b/build.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 TEMPLATE = subdirs
-SUBDIRS = qwt src
+SUBDIRS = qwt
 unix:!macx {
     SUBDIRS += kqoauth
 }
+SUBDIRS += src
 CONFIG += ordered
diff --git a/kqoauth/kqoauth.pro b/kqoauth/kqoauth.pro
index 60b0d90b8..df6ad9712 100644
--- a/kqoauth/kqoauth.pro
+++ b/kqoauth/kqoauth.pro
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ QT += network
 CONFIG += \
     create_prl
 
-!macx: CONFIG += static_and_shared
+unix:!macx: CONFIG += static
 
 INC_DIR = .
 
diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index e5abfe088..8088ba88c 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ unix:!macx {
     # build from version in repo for Linux builds since
     # kqoauth is not packaged for the Debian build
     INCLUDEPATH += ../kqoauth
-    LIBS += -L../kqoauth -lkqoauth
-    DEFINES += GC_HAVE_KQOAUTH
+    LIBS        += ../kqoauth/libkqoauth.a
+    DEFINES     += GC_HAVE_KQOAUTH
     SOURCES     += TwitterDialog.cpp
     HEADERS     += TwitterDialog.h