diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 43d0bc7cce..7e8a9d0128 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ MONODLL_OBJECTS =  \
 	$(__MONOLIB_GUI_SRC_OBJECTS) \
 	monodll_xml.o \
 	monodll_xtixml.o \
-	$(__PLUGIN_ADV_SRC_OBJECTS) \
+	$(__PLUGIN_SRC_OBJECTS) \
 	$(__monodll___win32rc)
 MONODLL_ODEP =  $(_____pch_wxprec_monodll_wx_wxprec_h_gch___depname)
 MONOLIB_CFLAGS = $(__monolib_PCH_INC) -D__WX$(TOOLKIT)__ $(__WXUNIV_DEFINE_p) \
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ MONOLIB_OBJECTS =  \
 	$(__MONOLIB_GUI_SRC_OBJECTS_1) \
 	monolib_xml.o \
 	monolib_xtixml.o \
-	$(__PLUGIN_ADV_SRC_OBJECTS_1)
+	$(__PLUGIN_SRC_OBJECTS_1)
 MONOLIB_ODEP =  $(_____pch_wxprec_monolib_wx_wxprec_h_gch___depname)
 BASEDLL_CFLAGS = $(__basedll_PCH_INC) -D__WX$(TOOLKIT)__ $(__WXUNIV_DEFINE_p) \
 	$(__DEBUG_DEFINE_p) $(__EXCEPTIONS_DEFINE_p) $(__RTTI_DEFINE_p) \
@@ -1495,7 +1495,8 @@ COREDLL_OBJECTS =  \
 	coredll_utilscmn.o \
 	$(__BASE_AND_GUI_PLATFORM_SRC_OBJECTS_4) \
 	$(__BASE_AND_GUI_TOOLKIT_SRC_OBJECTS_4) \
-	$(__CORE_SRC_OBJECTS_2)
+	$(__CORE_SRC_OBJECTS_2) \
+	$(__PLUGIN_SRC_OBJECTS_2)
 COREDLL_ODEP =  $(_____pch_wxprec_coredll_wx_wxprec_h_gch___depname)
 CORELIB_CFLAGS = $(__corelib_PCH_INC) -D__WX$(TOOLKIT)__ $(__WXUNIV_DEFINE_p) \
 	$(__DEBUG_DEFINE_p) $(__EXCEPTIONS_DEFINE_p) $(__RTTI_DEFINE_p) \
@@ -1520,7 +1521,8 @@ CORELIB_OBJECTS =  \
 	corelib_utilscmn.o \
 	$(__BASE_AND_GUI_PLATFORM_SRC_OBJECTS_5) \
 	$(__BASE_AND_GUI_TOOLKIT_SRC_OBJECTS_5) \
-	$(__CORE_SRC_OBJECTS_3)
+	$(__CORE_SRC_OBJECTS_3) \
+	$(__PLUGIN_SRC_OBJECTS_3)
 CORELIB_ODEP =  $(_____pch_wxprec_corelib_wx_wxprec_h_gch___depname)
 ADVDLL_CXXFLAGS = $(__advdll_PCH_INC) -D__WX$(TOOLKIT)__ $(__WXUNIV_DEFINE_p) \
 	$(__DEBUG_DEFINE_p) $(__EXCEPTIONS_DEFINE_p) $(__RTTI_DEFINE_p) \
@@ -1530,7 +1532,7 @@ ADVDLL_CXXFLAGS = $(__advdll_PCH_INC) -D__WX$(TOOLKIT)__ $(__WXUNIV_DEFINE_p) \
 	$(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)
 ADVDLL_OBJECTS =  \
 	$(__advdll___win32rc) \
-	$(__PLUGIN_ADV_SRC_OBJECTS_2)
+	advdll_dummy.o
 ADVDLL_ODEP =  $(_____pch_wxprec_advdll_wx_wxprec_h_gch___depname)
 ADVLIB_CXXFLAGS = $(__advlib_PCH_INC) -D__WX$(TOOLKIT)__ $(__WXUNIV_DEFINE_p) \
 	$(__DEBUG_DEFINE_p) $(__EXCEPTIONS_DEFINE_p) $(__RTTI_DEFINE_p) \
@@ -1538,7 +1540,7 @@ ADVLIB_CXXFLAGS = $(__advlib_PCH_INC) -D__WX$(TOOLKIT)__ $(__WXUNIV_DEFINE_p) \
 	$(__INC_JPEG_p) $(__INC_PNG_p) $(__INC_ZLIB_p) $(__INC_REGEX_p) \
 	$(__INC_EXPAT_p) $(CXXWARNINGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CXXFLAGS)
 ADVLIB_OBJECTS =  \
-	$(__PLUGIN_ADV_SRC_OBJECTS_3)
+	advlib_dummy.o
 ADVLIB_ODEP =  $(_____pch_wxprec_advlib_wx_wxprec_h_gch___depname)
 MEDIADLL_CXXFLAGS = $(__mediadll_PCH_INC) -D__WX$(TOOLKIT)__ \
 	$(__WXUNIV_DEFINE_p) $(__DEBUG_DEFINE_p) $(__EXCEPTIONS_DEFINE_p) \
@@ -6090,7 +6092,7 @@ COND_TOOLKIT_X11___LOWLEVEL_SRC_OBJECTS_1 =  \
 @COND_TOOLKIT_MSW@	monodll_tabartmsw.o monodll_barartmsw.o
 @COND_USE_STC_1@__MONOLIB_STC_SRC_OBJECTS = monodll_stc.o \
 @COND_USE_STC_1@	monodll_PlatWX.o monodll_ScintillaWX.o
-@COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_USE_PLUGINS_0@__PLUGIN_ADV_SRC_OBJECTS \
+@COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_USE_PLUGINS_0@__PLUGIN_SRC_OBJECTS \
 @COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_USE_PLUGINS_0@	= monodll_sound_sdl.o
 @COND_PLATFORM_WIN32_1@__monodll___win32rc = monodll_version_rc.o
 @COND_USE_STC_1@__wxscintilla_library_link_DEP = $(__wxscintilla___depname)
@@ -8055,7 +8057,7 @@ COND_TOOLKIT_X11___LOWLEVEL_SRC_OBJECTS_3 =  \
 @COND_TOOLKIT_MSW@	monolib_tabartmsw.o monolib_barartmsw.o
 @COND_USE_STC_1@__MONOLIB_STC_SRC_OBJECTS_1 = monolib_stc.o \
 @COND_USE_STC_1@	monolib_PlatWX.o monolib_ScintillaWX.o
-@COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_USE_PLUGINS_0@__PLUGIN_ADV_SRC_OBJECTS_1 \
+@COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_USE_PLUGINS_0@__PLUGIN_SRC_OBJECTS_1 \
 @COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_USE_PLUGINS_0@	= monolib_sound_sdl.o
 COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1___basedll___depname = \
 	$(LIBDIRNAME)/$(DLLPREFIX)$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIX)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG)$(dll___targetsuf3)
@@ -10135,6 +10137,8 @@ COND_TOOLKIT_X11___LOWLEVEL_SRC_OBJECTS_5 =  \
 @COND_TOOLKIT_MSW@__UNIV_PLATFORM_SRC_OBJECTS_2 = coredll_msw_evtloop.o
 @COND_TOOLKIT_MSW@__UNIV_PLATFORM_SRC_OBJECTS_2 = coredll_animateg.o
 @COND_TOOLKIT_X11@__UNIV_PLATFORM_SRC_OBJECTS_2 = coredll_animateg.o
+@COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_USE_PLUGINS_0@__PLUGIN_SRC_OBJECTS_2 \
+@COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_USE_PLUGINS_0@	= coredll_sound_sdl.o
 COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_0_USE_GUI_1___corelib___depname = \
 	$(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_core-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX)$(LIBEXT)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_0_USE_GUI_1@__corelib___depname = $(COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_0_USE_GUI_1___corelib___depname)
@@ -11840,6 +11844,8 @@ COND_TOOLKIT_X11___LOWLEVEL_SRC_OBJECTS_7 =  \
 @COND_TOOLKIT_MSW@__UNIV_PLATFORM_SRC_OBJECTS_3 = corelib_msw_evtloop.o
 @COND_TOOLKIT_MSW@__UNIV_PLATFORM_SRC_OBJECTS_3 = corelib_animateg.o
 @COND_TOOLKIT_X11@__UNIV_PLATFORM_SRC_OBJECTS_3 = corelib_animateg.o
+@COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_USE_PLUGINS_0@__PLUGIN_SRC_OBJECTS_3 \
+@COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_USE_PLUGINS_0@	= corelib_sound_sdl.o
 @COND_SHARED_1@____wxcore_namedll_DEP = $(__coredll___depname)
 @COND_SHARED_0@____wxcore_namelib_DEP = $(__corelib___depname)
 COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1___advdll___depname = \
@@ -11909,8 +11915,6 @@ COND_USE_SOVERSOLARIS_1___advdll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd = rm -f \
 	$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_adv-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX).$(DLLIMP_SUFFIX)
 @COND_USE_SOVERSOLARIS_1@__advdll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd = $(COND_USE_SOVERSOLARIS_1___advdll___so_symlinks_uninst_cmd)
 @COND_PLATFORM_WIN32_1@__advdll___win32rc = advdll_version_rc.o
-@COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_USE_PLUGINS_0@__PLUGIN_ADV_SRC_OBJECTS_2 \
-@COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_USE_PLUGINS_0@	= advdll_sound_sdl.o
 COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_0_USE_GUI_1___advlib___depname = \
 	$(LIBDIRNAME)/$(LIBPREFIX)wx_$(PORTNAME)$(WXUNIVNAME)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_adv-$(WX_RELEASE)$(HOST_SUFFIX)$(LIBEXT)
 @COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_0_USE_GUI_1@__advlib___depname = $(COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_0_USE_GUI_1___advlib___depname)
@@ -11923,8 +11927,6 @@ COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_0_USE_GUI_1___advlib___depname = \
 @COND_ICC_PCH_1@	./.pch/wxprec_advlib/wx/wxprec.h.gch
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@_____pch_wxprec_advlib_wx_wxprec_h_gch___depname \
 @COND_USE_PCH_1@	= ./.pch/wxprec_advlib/wx/wxprec.h.gch
-@COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_USE_PLUGINS_0@__PLUGIN_ADV_SRC_OBJECTS_3 \
-@COND_PLATFORM_UNIX_1_USE_PLUGINS_0@	= advlib_sound_sdl.o
 @COND_SHARED_1@____wxadv_namedll_DEP = $(__advdll___depname)
 @COND_SHARED_0@____wxadv_namelib_DEP = $(__advlib___depname)
 COND_MONOLITHIC_0_SHARED_1_USE_GUI_1_USE_MEDIA_1___mediadll___depname = \
@@ -28038,6 +28040,9 @@ coredll_mono.o: $(srcdir)/src/univ/themes/mono.cpp $(COREDLL_ODEP)
 coredll_win32.o: $(srcdir)/src/univ/themes/win32.cpp $(COREDLL_ODEP)
 	$(CXXC) -c -o $@ $(COREDLL_CXXFLAGS) $(srcdir)/src/univ/themes/win32.cpp
 
+coredll_sound_sdl.o: $(srcdir)/src/unix/sound_sdl.cpp $(COREDLL_ODEP)
+	$(CXXC) -c -o $@ $(COREDLL_CXXFLAGS) $(srcdir)/src/unix/sound_sdl.cpp
+
 @COND_PLATFORM_MACOSX_1_TOOLKIT_OSX_COCOA_USE_GUI_1_WXUNIV_0@coredll_generic_caret.o: $(srcdir)/src/generic/caret.cpp $(COREDLL_ODEP)
 @COND_PLATFORM_MACOSX_1_TOOLKIT_OSX_COCOA_USE_GUI_1_WXUNIV_0@	$(CXXC) -c -o $@ $(COREDLL_CXXFLAGS) $(srcdir)/src/generic/caret.cpp
 
@@ -32277,6 +32282,9 @@ corelib_mono.o: $(srcdir)/src/univ/themes/mono.cpp $(CORELIB_ODEP)
 corelib_win32.o: $(srcdir)/src/univ/themes/win32.cpp $(CORELIB_ODEP)
 	$(CXXC) -c -o $@ $(CORELIB_CXXFLAGS) $(srcdir)/src/univ/themes/win32.cpp
 
+corelib_sound_sdl.o: $(srcdir)/src/unix/sound_sdl.cpp $(CORELIB_ODEP)
+	$(CXXC) -c -o $@ $(CORELIB_CXXFLAGS) $(srcdir)/src/unix/sound_sdl.cpp
+
 @COND_PLATFORM_MACOSX_1_TOOLKIT_OSX_COCOA_USE_GUI_1_WXUNIV_0@corelib_generic_caret.o: $(srcdir)/src/generic/caret.cpp $(CORELIB_ODEP)
 @COND_PLATFORM_MACOSX_1_TOOLKIT_OSX_COCOA_USE_GUI_1_WXUNIV_0@	$(CXXC) -c -o $@ $(CORELIB_CXXFLAGS) $(srcdir)/src/generic/caret.cpp
 
@@ -35469,11 +35477,11 @@ corelib_win32.o: $(srcdir)/src/univ/themes/win32.cpp $(CORELIB_ODEP)
 advdll_version_rc.o: $(srcdir)/src/msw/version.rc $(ADVDLL_ODEP)
 	$(WINDRES) -i$< -o$@    --define __WX$(TOOLKIT)__ $(__WXUNIV_DEFINE_p_67) $(__DEBUG_DEFINE_p_66)  $(__EXCEPTIONS_DEFINE_p_65) $(__RTTI_DEFINE_p_65) $(__THREAD_DEFINE_p_65)  --define WXBUILDING --define WXDLLNAME=$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_adv$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG) $(__RCDEFDIR_p) --include-dir $(top_srcdir)/include $(__INC_TIFF_BUILD_p_66) $(__INC_TIFF_p_66) $(__INC_JPEG_p_66) $(__INC_PNG_p_65) $(__INC_ZLIB_p_67) $(__INC_REGEX_p_65) $(__INC_EXPAT_p_65) --define WXUSINGDLL --define WXMAKINGDLL_ADV
 
-advdll_sound_sdl.o: $(srcdir)/src/unix/sound_sdl.cpp $(ADVDLL_ODEP)
-	$(CXXC) -c -o $@ $(ADVDLL_CXXFLAGS) $(srcdir)/src/unix/sound_sdl.cpp
+advdll_dummy.o: $(srcdir)/src/common/dummy.cpp $(ADVDLL_ODEP)
+	$(CXXC) -c -o $@ $(ADVDLL_CXXFLAGS) $(srcdir)/src/common/dummy.cpp
 
-advlib_sound_sdl.o: $(srcdir)/src/unix/sound_sdl.cpp $(ADVLIB_ODEP)
-	$(CXXC) -c -o $@ $(ADVLIB_CXXFLAGS) $(srcdir)/src/unix/sound_sdl.cpp
+advlib_dummy.o: $(srcdir)/src/common/dummy.cpp $(ADVLIB_ODEP)
+	$(CXXC) -c -o $@ $(ADVLIB_CXXFLAGS) $(srcdir)/src/common/dummy.cpp
 
 mediadll_version_rc.o: $(srcdir)/src/msw/version.rc $(MEDIADLL_ODEP)
 	$(WINDRES) -i$< -o$@    --define __WX$(TOOLKIT)__ $(__WXUNIV_DEFINE_p_67) $(__DEBUG_DEFINE_p_66)  $(__EXCEPTIONS_DEFINE_p_65) $(__RTTI_DEFINE_p_65) $(__THREAD_DEFINE_p_65)  --define WXBUILDING --define WXDLLNAME=$(WXDLLNAMEPREFIXGUI)$(WXUNICODEFLAG)$(WXDEBUGFLAG)$(WX_LIB_FLAVOUR)_media$(WXCOMPILER)$(VENDORTAG)$(WXDLLVERSIONTAG) $(__RCDEFDIR_p) --include-dir $(top_srcdir)/include $(__INC_TIFF_BUILD_p_66) $(__INC_TIFF_p_66) $(__INC_JPEG_p_66) $(__INC_PNG_p_65) $(__INC_ZLIB_p_67) $(__INC_REGEX_p_65) $(__INC_EXPAT_p_65) --define WXUSINGDLL --define WXMAKINGDLL_MEDIA
diff --git a/build/bakefiles/files.bkl b/build/bakefiles/files.bkl
index 66785b4cdb..714a71e3c2 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/files.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/files.bkl
@@ -3591,7 +3591,17 @@ IMPORTANT: please read docs/tech/tn0016.txt before modifying this file!
     </set>
 
     <!-- wxAdvanced: empty, kept only for backwards compatibility -->
-    <set var="ADVANCED_SRC" hints="files"/>
+    <set var="ADVANCED_SRC" hints="files">
+        <!-- When not using autoconf, it's part of wx_lib_b template. -->
+        <if cond="FORMAT=='autoconf'">
+            <!--
+                But otherwise we need to compile at least a single file as
+                part of the library, at least some versions of ar refuse to
+                create an empty static library without any files, for example.
+             -->
+            src/common/dummy.cpp
+        </if>
+    </set>
     <set var="ADVANCED_HDR" hints="files"/>
 
     <!-- wxMedia files: -->
@@ -3676,12 +3686,12 @@ IMPORTANT: please read docs/tech/tn0016.txt before modifying this file!
     <!-- ================================================================ -->
 
     <!-- wxAdv sources -->
-    <set var="PLUGIN_ADV_SRC">
+    <set var="PLUGIN_SRC">
         <if cond="FORMAT=='autoconf' and PLATFORM_UNIX=='1' and USE_PLUGINS=='0'">
             $(UNIX_SOUND_SRC_SDL)
         </if>
     </set>
 
-    <set var="PLUGIN_MONOLIB_SRC">$(PLUGIN_ADV_SRC)</set>
+    <set var="PLUGIN_MONOLIB_SRC">$(PLUGIN_SRC)</set>
 
 </makefile>
diff --git a/build/bakefiles/monolithic.bkl b/build/bakefiles/monolithic.bkl
index 720e4f3f8f..946c4ed085 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/monolithic.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/monolithic.bkl
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     <set var="MONOLIB_GUI_SRC">
         <if cond="USE_GUI=='1'">
-            $(CORE_SRC) $(ADVANCED_SRC) $(MEDIA_SRC) $(HTML_SRC) $(WEBVIEW_SRC)
+            $(CORE_SRC) $(MEDIA_SRC) $(HTML_SRC) $(WEBVIEW_SRC)
             $(QA_SRC) $(XRC_SRC) $(AUI_SRC) $(PROPGRID_SRC) $(RIBBON_SRC)
             $(RICHTEXT_SRC) $(MONOLIB_STC_SRC)
         </if>
diff --git a/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl b/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl
index 923efa3c43..0aab9c3236 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@
         <define>WXUSINGDLL</define>
         <define>WXMAKINGDLL_CORE</define>
         <define>wxUSE_BASE=0</define>
-        <sources>$(BASE_AND_GUI_SRC) $(CORE_SRC)</sources>
+        <sources>$(BASE_AND_GUI_SRC) $(CORE_SRC) $(PLUGIN_SRC)</sources>
         <msvc-headers>$(ALL_GUI_HEADERS)</msvc-headers>
         <library>basedll</library>
     </dll>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     <lib id="corelib" template="wx_lib"
          cond="SHARED=='0' and USE_GUI=='1' and MONOLITHIC=='0'">
         <define>wxUSE_BASE=0</define>
-        <sources>$(BASE_AND_GUI_SRC) $(CORE_SRC)</sources>
+        <sources>$(BASE_AND_GUI_SRC) $(CORE_SRC) $(PLUGIN_SRC)</sources>
         <msvc-headers>$(ALL_GUI_HEADERS)</msvc-headers>
     </lib>
 
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
          cond="SHARED=='1' and USE_GUI=='1' and MONOLITHIC=='0'">
         <define>WXUSINGDLL</define>
         <define>WXMAKINGDLL_ADV</define>
-        <sources>$(ADVANCED_SRC) $(PLUGIN_ADV_SRC)</sources>
+        <sources>$(ADVANCED_SRC)</sources>
         <msvc-headers>$(ADVANCED_HDR)</msvc-headers>
         <library>coredll</library>
         <library>basedll</library>
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
     <lib id="advlib" template="wx_lib"
          cond="SHARED=='0' and USE_GUI=='1' and MONOLITHIC=='0'">
-        <sources>$(ADVANCED_SRC) $(PLUGIN_ADV_SRC)</sources>
+        <sources>$(ADVANCED_SRC)</sources>
         <msvc-headers>$(ADVANCED_HDR)</msvc-headers>
     </lib>