diff --git a/plugins/VstEffect/VstSubPluginFeatures.cpp b/plugins/VstEffect/VstSubPluginFeatures.cpp
index f929b5526..7eab7a9bf 100644
--- a/plugins/VstEffect/VstSubPluginFeatures.cpp
+++ b/plugins/VstEffect/VstSubPluginFeatures.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,11 @@ void VstSubPluginFeatures::addPluginsFromDir( QStringList* filenames, QString pa
 		}
 	}
 	QStringList dlls = QDir( ConfigManager::inst()->vstDir() + path ).
-				entryList( QStringList() << "*.dll",
+				entryList( QStringList() << "*.dll"
+#ifdef LMMS_BUILD_LINUX
+										 << "*.so"
+#endif
+						,
 						QDir::Files, QDir::Name );
 	for( int i = 0; i < dlls.size(); i++ )
 	{