diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_CodeBlocks.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_CodeBlocks.h
index f9de4e1cba..5e2df15728 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_CodeBlocks.h	
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_CodeBlocks.h	
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ public:
     }
 
     //==============================================================================
-    void addPlatformSpecificSettingsForProjectType (const ProjectType&) override
+    void addPlatformSpecificSettingsForProjectType (const ProjectType& type) override
     {
-        // no-op.
+        createDynamicLibrary = type.isAudioPlugin() || type.isDynamicLibrary();
     }
 
 private:
@@ -243,6 +243,9 @@ private:
 
         if (config.exporter.isLinux())
         {
+            if (createDynamicLibrary)
+                flags.add ("-fPIC");
+
             if (linuxPackages.size() > 0)
             {
                 auto pkgconfigFlags = String ("`pkg-config --cflags");
@@ -272,6 +275,9 @@ private:
 
         if (config.exporter.isLinux() && linuxPackages.size() > 0)
         {
+            if (createDynamicLibrary)
+                flags.add ("-shared");
+
             auto pkgconfigLibs = String ("`pkg-config --libs");
             for (auto p : linuxPackages)
                 pkgconfigLibs << " " << p;
@@ -467,6 +473,7 @@ private:
     }
 
     CodeBlocksOS os;
+    bool createDynamicLibrary = false;
 
     JUCE_DECLARE_NON_COPYABLE (CodeBlocksProjectExporter)
 };
diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h
index 9f6ddb9746..fdcc401975 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h	
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/Project Saving/jucer_ProjectExport_Make.h	
@@ -117,11 +117,12 @@ public:
         if (type.isStaticLibrary())
             makefileTargetSuffix = ".a";
 
-        else if (type.isDynamicLibrary())
-            makefileTargetSuffix = ".so";
-
-        else if (type.isAudioPlugin())
+        else if (type.isAudioPlugin() || type.isDynamicLibrary())
+        {
             makefileIsDLL = true;
+            if (type.isDynamicLibrary())
+                makefileTargetSuffix = ".so";
+        }
     }
 
 protected: