diff --git a/configure.json b/configure.json
index 9bdc50c05c..9b541a18ff 100644
--- a/configure.json
+++ b/configure.json
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
     "features": {
         "shared": {
             "label": "Building shared libraries",
-            "condition": "!config.uikit && !config.integrity",
+            "condition": "!config.integrity",
             "output": [
                 "shared",
                 "publicFeature",
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/uikit/default_pre.prf b/mkspecs/features/uikit/default_pre.prf
index 8b5b3ccfe9..908828be18 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/uikit/default_pre.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/uikit/default_pre.prf
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ load(default_pre)
 # Check for supported Xcode versions
 lessThan(QMAKE_XCODE_VERSION, "4.3"): \
     error("This mkspec requires Xcode 4.3 or later")
+
+ios:shared:lessThan(QMAKE_IOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET, "8.0"): \
+    QMAKE_IOS_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET = 8.0
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/ios.pro b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/ios.pro
index 2c85a68f0b..35e4719955 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/ios.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/ios.pro
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 TARGET = qios
 
+# QTBUG-42937: Work around linker errors caused by circular
+# dependencies between the iOS platform plugin and the user
+# application's main() when the plugin is a shared library.
+qtConfig(shared): CONFIG += static
+
 QT += core-private gui-private platformsupport-private
 LIBS += -framework Foundation -framework UIKit -framework QuartzCore -framework AudioToolbox