diff --git a/source/backend/native/Makefile b/source/backend/native/Makefile
index ce65ea9b7..63bbe7401 100644
--- a/source/backend/native/Makefile
+++ b/source/backend/native/Makefile
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ OBJS  = \
 	nekofilter.c.o
 
 # DISTRHO plugins
-OBJS += \
-	distrho-3bandeq.cpp.o \
-	distrho-3bandsplitter.cpp.o \
-	distrho-pingpongpan.cpp.o \
-	distrho-notes.cpp.o
+# OBJS += \
+# 	distrho-3bandeq.cpp.o \
+# 	distrho-3bandsplitter.cpp.o \
+# 	distrho-pingpongpan.cpp.o \
+# 	distrho-notes.cpp.o
 
 # AudioFile
 ifeq ($(HAVE_AF_DEPS),true)
diff --git a/source/backend/plugin/NativePlugin.cpp b/source/backend/plugin/NativePlugin.cpp
index a2415dddd..db61f5c89 100644
--- a/source/backend/plugin/NativePlugin.cpp
+++ b/source/backend/plugin/NativePlugin.cpp
@@ -33,11 +33,13 @@ void carla_register_all_plugins()
     carla_register_native_plugin_midiTranspose();
     carla_register_native_plugin_nekofilter();
 
+#ifndef BUILD_BRIDGE
     // DISTRHO plugins
     carla_register_native_plugin_3BandEQ();
     carla_register_native_plugin_3BandSplitter();
     carla_register_native_plugin_PingPongPan();
     carla_register_native_plugin_Notes();
+#endif
 
 #ifdef WANT_AUDIOFILE
     // AudioFile
@@ -1845,22 +1847,30 @@ protected:
 
     const char* handleUiOpenFile(const bool isDir, const char* const title, const char* const filter)
     {
+#ifdef BUILD_BRIDGE
+        return nullptr;
+#else
         static CarlaString retStr;
         QFileDialog::Options options(isDir ? QFileDialog::ShowDirsOnly : 0x0);
 
         retStr = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(nullptr, title, "", filter, nullptr, options).toUtf8().constData();
 
         return retStr.isNotEmpty() ? (const char*)retStr : nullptr;
+#endif
     }
 
     const char* handleUiSaveFile(const bool isDir, const char* const title, const char* const filter)
     {
+#ifdef BUILD_BRIDGE
+        return nullptr;
+#else
         static CarlaString retStr;
         QFileDialog::Options options(isDir ? QFileDialog::ShowDirsOnly : 0x0);
 
         retStr = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(nullptr, title, "", filter, nullptr, options).toUtf8().constData();
 
         return (const char*)retStr;
+#endif
     }
 
 public:
@@ -1955,9 +1965,7 @@ public:
     public:
         ScopedInitializer()
         {
-#ifndef BUILD_BRIDGE
             carla_register_all_plugins();
-#endif
         }
 
         ~ScopedInitializer()
diff --git a/source/bridges/Makefile b/source/bridges/Makefile
index 168393b28..2db6a9ce6 100644
--- a/source/bridges/Makefile
+++ b/source/bridges/Makefile
@@ -41,9 +41,17 @@ BUILD_PLUGIN_FLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags gl)
 LINK_PLUGIN_FLAGS   = $(LINK_FLAGS)
 LINK_PLUGIN_FLAGS  += $(shell pkg-config --libs gl)
 
-NATIVE_BUILD_FLAGS  = $(BUILD_PLUGIN_FLAGS) $(shell pkg-config --cflags jack)
+NATIVE_BUILD_FLAGS  = $(BUILD_PLUGIN_FLAGS) $(shell pkg-config --cflags jack) -DWANT_NATIVE
 NATIVE_LINK_FLAGS   = $(LINK_PLUGIN_FLAGS) $(shell pkg-config --libs jack) -ldl
 
+ifeq ($(HAVE_AF_DEPS),true)
+NATIVE_LINK_FLAGS  += $(shell pkg-config --libs libavcodec libavformat sndfile)
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(HAVE_ZYN_DEPS),true)
+NATIVE_LINK_FLAGS  += $(shell pkg-config --libs fftw3 mxml)
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(HAVE_SUIL),true)
 NATIVE_BUILD_FLAGS += $(shell pkg-config --cflags suil-0) -DWANT_SUIL
 NATIVE_LINK_FLAGS  += $(shell pkg-config --libs suil-0)
@@ -271,6 +279,7 @@ OBJS_NATIVE += \
 
 # libs
 OBJS_NATIVE += \
+	../backend/libcarla_native.a \
 	../libs/dgl.a \
 	../libs/lilv.a \
 	../libs/rtmempool.a
@@ -451,6 +460,9 @@ carla-bridge-win64.exe: $(OBJS_WIN64) ../libs/jackbridge-win64.dll
 
 # --------------------------------------------------------------
 
+../backend/libcarla_native.a:
+	$(MAKE) -C ../backend/native
+
 ../libs/%:
 	$(MAKE) -C ../libs $*