diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7ca9add92..78738c1ef 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ $(foreach var, $(SANITIZE_DEPRECATED_VARS), $(eval $(call SANITIZE_VAR,$(var),de
 
 # Make sure this isn't being run as root unless installing (no whoami on Windows, but that is ok here)
 ifeq ($(shell whoami 2>/dev/null),root)
-    ifneq ($(MAKECMDGOALS), install)
+    ifeq ($(filter install install_qt,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
         $(error You should not be running this as root)
     endif
 endif
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ endif
 
 .PHONY: install
 install:
-	@$(ECHO) " INSTALLING TO $(DESTDIR)/)"
+	@$(ECHO) " INSTALLING GCS TO $(DESTDIR)/)"
 	$(V1) $(MKDIR) -p $(DESTDIR)$(bindir)
 	$(V1) $(MKDIR) -p $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
 	$(V1) $(MKDIR) -p $(DESTDIR)$(datadir)
@@ -963,6 +963,12 @@ install:
 	$(V1) rm $(DESTDIR)/$(datadir)/openpilotgcs/translations/Makefile
 
 
+.PHONY: install_qt
+install_qt:
+	@$(ECHO) " INSTALLING QT TO $(DESTDIR)/)"
+	$(V1) $(MKDIR) -p $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
+	$(V1) $(INSTALL) $(BUILD_DIR)/openpilotgcs_$(GCS_BUILD_CONF)/lib/qt5 $(DESTDIR)$(libdir)
+
 
 ##############################
 #
@@ -1100,7 +1106,8 @@ help:
 	@$(ECHO) "     package              - Build and package the OpenPilot platform-dependent package (no clean)"
 	@$(ECHO) "     opfw_resource        - Generate resources to embed firmware binaries into the GCS"
 	@$(ECHO) "     dist                 - Generate source archive for distribution"
-	@$(ECHO) "     install              - Install to \"DESTDIR\" with prefix \"prefix\" (Linux only)"
+	@$(ECHO) "     install              - Install GCS to \"DESTDIR\" with prefix \"prefix\" (Linux only)"
+	@$(ECHO) "     install_qt           - Install QT to \"DESTDIR\" with prefix \"prefix\" (Linux only)"
 	@$(ECHO)
 	@$(ECHO) "   [Code Formatting]"
 	@$(ECHO) "     uncrustify_<source>  - Reformat <source> code according to the project's standards"