diff --git a/cmake/modules/BuildPlugin.cmake b/cmake/modules/BuildPlugin.cmake
index 05f1f77ce90..7fa7c4cb51b 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/BuildPlugin.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/BuildPlugin.cmake
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # BuildPlugin.cmake - Copyright (c) 2008 Tobias Doerffel
 #
 # description: build LMMS-plugin
-# usage: BUILD_PLUGIN(<PLUGIN_NAME> <PLUGIN_SOURCES> MOCFILES <HEADERS_FOR_MOC> EMBEDDED_RESOURCES <LIST_OF_FILES_TO_EMBED> UICFILES <UI_FILES_TO_COMPILE> )
+# usage: BUILD_PLUGIN(<PLUGIN_NAME> <PLUGIN_SOURCES> MOCFILES <HEADERS_FOR_MOC> EMBEDDED_RESOURCES <LIST_OF_FILES_TO_EMBED> UICFILES <UI_FILES_TO_COMPILE> LINK <SHARED|MODULE>)
 
 MACRO(BUILD_PLUGIN PLUGIN_NAME)
-	CMAKE_PARSE_ARGUMENTS(PLUGIN "" "" "MOCFILES;EMBEDDED_RESOURCES;UICFILES" ${ARGN})
+	CMAKE_PARSE_ARGUMENTS(PLUGIN "" "" "MOCFILES;EMBEDDED_RESOURCES;UICFILES;LINK" ${ARGN})
 	SET(PLUGIN_SOURCES ${PLUGIN_UNPARSED_ARGUMENTS})
 
 	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/include ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/gui)
@@ -45,7 +45,12 @@ MACRO(BUILD_PLUGIN PLUGIN_NAME)
 		SET(QT_LIBRARIES "${QT_OVERRIDE_LIBRARIES}")
 	ENDIF()
 
-	ADD_LIBRARY(${PLUGIN_NAME} MODULE ${PLUGIN_SOURCES} ${plugin_MOC_out})
+	IF ("${PLUGIN_LINK}" STREQUAL "SHARED")
+	  ADD_LIBRARY(${PLUGIN_NAME} SHARED ${PLUGIN_SOURCES} ${plugin_MOC_out})
+	ELSE ()
+	  ADD_LIBRARY(${PLUGIN_NAME} MODULE ${PLUGIN_SOURCES} ${plugin_MOC_out})
+	ENDIF ()
+	
 	IF(QT5)
 		TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(${PLUGIN_NAME} Qt5::Widgets Qt5::Xml)
 	ENDIF()
diff --git a/plugins/carlabase/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/carlabase/CMakeLists.txt
index ca6ab5fa1d0..8fdde2ec51f 100644
--- a/plugins/carlabase/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/carlabase/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ if(LMMS_HAVE_CARLA)
         INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CARLA_INCLUDE_DIRS})
         LINK_DIRECTORIES(${CARLA_LIBRARY_DIRS})
         LINK_LIBRARIES(${CARLA_LIBRARIES})
-        BUILD_PLUGIN(carlabase carla.cpp carla.h MOCFILES carla.h EMBEDDED_RESOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.png")
+        BUILD_PLUGIN(carlabase carla.cpp carla.h MOCFILES carla.h EMBEDDED_RESOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.png" LINK SHARED)
         SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(carlabase
                 PROPERTIES SKIP_BUILD_RPATH TRUE
                 BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE
diff --git a/plugins/carlapatchbay/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/carlapatchbay/CMakeLists.txt
index 878415ea0ea..d9aa6b32102 100644
--- a/plugins/carlapatchbay/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/carlapatchbay/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ if(LMMS_HAVE_CARLA)
 	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DCARLA_PLUGIN_PATCHBAY -DCARLA_PLUGIN_SYNTH)
 	INCLUDE(BuildPlugin)
 	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CARLA_INCLUDE_DIRS} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../carlabase")
-	LINK_DIRECTORIES("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../carlabase")
+	LINK_DIRECTORIES("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../carlabase"
+                          ${CARLA_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 	LINK_LIBRARIES(carlabase)
 	BUILD_PLUGIN(carlapatchbay carlapatchbay.cpp EMBEDDED_RESOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.png")
 endif(LMMS_HAVE_CARLA)
diff --git a/plugins/carlarack/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/carlarack/CMakeLists.txt
index 2655fa89be7..1834b23715e 100644
--- a/plugins/carlarack/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/carlarack/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ if(LMMS_HAVE_CARLA)
 	ADD_DEFINITIONS(-DCARLA_PLUGIN_RACK -DCARLA_PLUGIN_SYNTH)
 	INCLUDE(BuildPlugin)
 	INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CARLA_INCLUDE_DIRS} "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../carlabase")
-	LINK_DIRECTORIES("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../carlabase")
+	LINK_DIRECTORIES("${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/../carlabase"
+                          ${CARLA_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 	LINK_LIBRARIES(carlabase)
 	BUILD_PLUGIN(carlarack carlarack.cpp EMBEDDED_RESOURCES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.png")
 endif(LMMS_HAVE_CARLA)