diff --git a/bfd/ChangeLog b/bfd/ChangeLog
index f3aedb63fdc..6fabb762851 100644
--- a/bfd/ChangeLog
+++ b/bfd/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-10-23  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
+
+	* plugin.c: Produce empty object if not BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS.
+
 2009-10-20  Alan Modra  <amodra@bigpond.net.au>
 
 	PR binutils/10802
diff --git a/bfd/plugin.c b/bfd/plugin.c
index a81db6f799d..2874fa67a01 100644
--- a/bfd/plugin.c
+++ b/bfd/plugin.c
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
    MA 02110-1301, USA.  */
 
 #include "config.h"
+#include "bfd.h"
+
+#if BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGINS
+
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <stdarg.h>
@@ -492,3 +496,4 @@ const bfd_target plugin_vec =
 
   NULL  			/* backend_data.  */
 };
+#endif /* BFD_SUPPORTS_PLUGIN */