diff --git a/iconengineplugin/main.cpp b/iconengineplugin/main.cpp
index 28d049d..bc57882 100644
--- a/iconengineplugin/main.cpp
+++ b/iconengineplugin/main.cpp
@@ -2,10 +2,18 @@
 
 #include "../qtforkawesome/renderer.h"
 
+#include "resources/qtconfig.h"
+
 #include <QIcon>
 #include <QIconEnginePlugin>
 #include <QSize>
 
+// ensure we don't miss the icon font when linking against qtforkawesome statically but don't build
+// a static plugin
+#ifndef QT_FORK_AWESOME_ICON_ENGINE_STATIC
+ENABLE_QT_RESOURCES_OF_STATIC_DEPENDENCIES
+#endif
+
 namespace QtForkAwesome {
 
 class QT_FORK_AWESOME_ICON_ENGINE_EXPORT ForkAwesomeIconEnginePlugin : public QIconEnginePlugin {