@@ -283,11 +283,11 @@
 	TESTS_LIBS="-lobjfw \${RUNTIME_LIBS} $TESTS_LIBS"
 	TESTS_LIBS="-L../src -L../src/runtime $TESTS_LIBS"
 ])
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PLUGIN_SUFFIX, "$PLUGIN_SUFFIX", [Suffix for plugins])
-AS_IF([test x"$PLUGIN_SUFFIX" != x""], [
+AS_IF([test x"$enable_files" != x"no" -a x"$PLUGIN_SUFFIX" != x""], [
 	AC_SUBST(USE_SRCS_PLUGINS, '${SRCS_PLUGINS}')
 	AC_SUBST(TESTPLUGIN, "plugin")
 	AC_DEFINE(OF_HAVE_PLUGINS, 1, [Whether we have plugin support])
 
 	AS_IF([test x"$build_framework" = x"yes"], [