diff --git a/plugins/carlabase/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/carlabase/CMakeLists.txt
index 7807aebd2..28a1bc88c 100644
--- a/plugins/carlabase/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/carlabase/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,15 +8,11 @@ ENDIF()
 
 # If Carla was not provided by the system, make a dummy library instead
 if(LMMS_HAVE_WEAKCARLA)
-  # Mimic the autoconf header
-  FILE(MAKE_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/autoconf)
-  FILE(WRITE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/autoconf/config.h "")
   SET(CARLA_INCLUDE_DIRS
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/carla/source
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/carla/source/includes
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/carla/source/utils
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/carla/source/backend
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/autoconf
   )
   ADD_LIBRARY(carla_native-plugin SHARED DummyCarla.cpp)
   TARGET_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(carla_native-plugin PUBLIC ${CARLA_INCLUDE_DIRS})
@@ -30,11 +26,19 @@ if(LMMS_HAVE_WEAKCARLA)
 endif()
 
 if(LMMS_HAVE_CARLA OR LMMS_HAVE_WEAKCARLA)
+        # Mimic the missing "config.h"
+        SET(CARLA_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CARLA_INCLUDE_DIRS} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/CarlaConfig)
+        SET(CARLA_INCLUDE_DIRS ${CARLA_INCLUDE_DIRS} PARENT_SCOPE)
+
         INCLUDE(BuildPlugin)
         INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CARLA_INCLUDE_DIRS})
         LINK_DIRECTORIES(${CARLA_LIBRARY_DIRS})
         LINK_LIBRARIES(${CARLA_LIBRARIES})
-        BUILD_PLUGIN(carlabase carla.cpp carla.h MOCFILES carla.h EMBEDDED_RESOURCES artwork-patchbay.png artwork-rack.png LINK SHARED)
+        BUILD_PLUGIN(carlabase carla.cpp carla.h
+            MOCFILES carla.h
+            EMBEDDED_RESOURCES artwork-patchbay.png artwork-rack.png
+            EXPORT_BASE_NAME carlabase
+            LINK SHARED)
         SET_TARGET_PROPERTIES(carlabase
                 PROPERTIES SKIP_BUILD_RPATH TRUE
                 BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH TRUE
diff --git a/plugins/carlabase/CarlaConfig/config.h b/plugins/carlabase/CarlaConfig/config.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..46b3f3464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/carlabase/CarlaConfig/config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// config.h for Carla
+#ifndef FOR_CARLA_CONFIG_H
+#define FOR_CARLA_CONFIG_H
+
+#ifdef _MSC_VER
+#define HAVE_CPP11_SUPPORT 1
+#endif
+
+#endif
diff --git a/plugins/carlabase/DummyCarla.cpp b/plugins/carlabase/DummyCarla.cpp
index 560e866b7..8fd9ef6d7 100644
--- a/plugins/carlabase/DummyCarla.cpp
+++ b/plugins/carlabase/DummyCarla.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 // A dummy Carla interface
+#define BUILDING_CARLA
 #include "CarlaNativePlugin.h"
 
-const char* carla_get_library_filename() { return nullptr; }
-const char* carla_get_library_folder() { return nullptr; }
-const NativePluginDescriptor* carla_get_native_rack_plugin() { return nullptr; }
-const NativePluginDescriptor* carla_get_native_patchbay_plugin() { return nullptr; }
-const NativePluginDescriptor* carla_get_native_patchbay16_plugin() { return nullptr; }
-const NativePluginDescriptor* carla_get_native_patchbay32_plugin() { return nullptr; }
-const NativePluginDescriptor* carla_get_native_patchbay64_plugin() { return nullptr; }
-const NativePluginDescriptor* carla_get_native_patchbay_cv_plugin() { return nullptr; }
-CarlaBackend::CarlaEngine* carla_get_native_plugin_engine(const NativePluginDescriptor* desc, NativePluginHandle handle) { return nullptr; }
+CARLA_EXPORT const char* carla_get_library_filename() { return nullptr; }
+CARLA_EXPORT const char* carla_get_library_folder() { return nullptr; }
+CARLA_EXPORT const NativePluginDescriptor* carla_get_native_rack_plugin() { return nullptr; }
+CARLA_EXPORT const NativePluginDescriptor* carla_get_native_patchbay_plugin() { return nullptr; }
+CARLA_EXPORT const NativePluginDescriptor* carla_get_native_patchbay16_plugin() { return nullptr; }
+CARLA_EXPORT const NativePluginDescriptor* carla_get_native_patchbay32_plugin() { return nullptr; }
+CARLA_EXPORT const NativePluginDescriptor* carla_get_native_patchbay64_plugin() { return nullptr; }
+CARLA_EXPORT const NativePluginDescriptor* carla_get_native_patchbay_cv_plugin() { return nullptr; }
+CARLA_EXPORT CarlaBackend::CarlaEngine* carla_get_native_plugin_engine(const NativePluginDescriptor* desc, NativePluginHandle handle) { return nullptr; }
diff --git a/plugins/carlabase/carla.h b/plugins/carlabase/carla.h
index 393912a50..2c683add9 100644
--- a/plugins/carlabase/carla.h
+++ b/plugins/carlabase/carla.h
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@
 #define CARLA_H
 
 #include <QtCore/QMutex>
-#include "plugin_export.h"
+#include "carlabase_export.h"
 
 #include "CarlaNative.h"
-#define REAL_BUILD // FIXME this shouldn't be needed
 #if CARLA_VERSION_HEX >= 0x010911
     #include "CarlaNativePlugin.h"
 #else
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@
 
 class QPushButton;
 
-class PLUGIN_EXPORT CarlaInstrument : public Instrument
+class CARLABASE_EXPORT CarlaInstrument : public Instrument
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 
diff --git a/plugins/carlapatchbay/carlapatchbay.cpp b/plugins/carlapatchbay/carlapatchbay.cpp
index ac00630d4..ad0c1f6ae 100644
--- a/plugins/carlapatchbay/carlapatchbay.cpp
+++ b/plugins/carlapatchbay/carlapatchbay.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "carla.h"
 
 #include "embed.h"
+#include "plugin_export.h"
 #include "InstrumentTrack.h"
 
 extern "C"
diff --git a/plugins/carlarack/carlarack.cpp b/plugins/carlarack/carlarack.cpp
index c0a39f9c2..ee2a78835 100644
--- a/plugins/carlarack/carlarack.cpp
+++ b/plugins/carlarack/carlarack.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "carla.h"
 
 #include "embed.h"
+#include "plugin_export.h"
 #include "InstrumentTrack.h"
 
 extern "C"