diff --git a/extensions/whatsapp/src/session.ts b/extensions/whatsapp/src/session.ts
index a93f57b4a0b..306bddfc780 100644
--- a/extensions/whatsapp/src/session.ts
+++ b/extensions/whatsapp/src/session.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import { resolveAmbientNodeProxyAgent } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/extension-shar
 import { danger, success } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-env";
 import { getChildLogger, toPinoLikeLogger } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/runtime-env";
 import { ensureDir, resolveUserPath } from "openclaw/plugin-sdk/text-runtime";
-import qrcode from "qrcode-terminal";
 import {
   maybeRestoreCredsFromBackup,
   readCredsJsonRaw,
@@ -37,6 +36,11 @@ export {
 
 const LOGGED_OUT_STATUS = DisconnectReason?.loggedOut ?? 401;
 
+async function loadQrTerminal() {
+  const mod = await import("qrcode-terminal");
+  return mod.default ?? mod;
+}
+
 // Per-authDir queues so multi-account creds saves don't block each other.
 const credsSaveQueues = new Map<string, Promise<void>>();
 const CREDS_SAVE_FLUSH_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000;
@@ -139,13 +143,14 @@ export async function createWaSocket(
   sock.ev.on("creds.update", () => enqueueSaveCreds(authDir, saveCreds, sessionLogger));
   sock.ev.on(
     "connection.update",
-    (update: Partial<import("@whiskeysockets/baileys").ConnectionState>) => {
+    async (update: Partial<import("@whiskeysockets/baileys").ConnectionState>) => {
       try {
         const { connection, lastDisconnect, qr } = update;
         if (qr) {
           opts.onQr?.(qr);
           if (printQr) {
             console.log("Scan this QR in WhatsApp (Linked Devices):");
+            const qrcode = await loadQrTerminal();
             qrcode.generate(qr, { small: true });
           }
         }
diff --git a/src/cli/qr-cli.ts b/src/cli/qr-cli.ts
index 5081bd6549f..40332ecff64 100644
--- a/src/cli/qr-cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli/qr-cli.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import type { Command } from "commander";
-import qrcode from "qrcode-terminal";
 import { loadConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/types.openclaw.js";
 import { hasConfiguredSecretInput } from "../config/types.secrets.js";
@@ -24,7 +23,13 @@ type QrCliOptions = {
   password?: string;
 };
 
-function renderQrAscii(data: string): Promise<string> {
+async function loadQrTerminal() {
+  const mod = await import("qrcode-terminal");
+  return mod.default ?? mod;
+}
+
+async function renderQrAscii(data: string): Promise<string> {
+  const qrcode = await loadQrTerminal();
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
     qrcode.generate(data, { small: true }, (output: string) => {
       resolve(output);