diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/juce_audio_processors.cpp b/modules/juce_audio_processors/juce_audio_processors.cpp
index 2b719f928b..e1a281b417 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/juce_audio_processors.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/juce_audio_processors.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@
  #undef KeyPress
 #endif
 
+#if ! JUCE_WINDOWS && ! JUCE_MAC
+ #undef JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3
+ #define JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3 0
+#endif
+
 //==============================================================================
 namespace juce
 {
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/juce_audio_processors.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/juce_audio_processors.h
index 78dc79f0fe..3854d2af55 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/juce_audio_processors.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/juce_audio_processors.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     Enables the VST3 audio plugin hosting classes. This requires the Steinberg VST3 SDK to be
     installed on your machine.
 
-    @see VSTPluginFormat, VVST3PluginFormat, AudioPluginFormat, AudioPluginFormatManager, JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST, JUCE_PLUGINHOST_AU
+    @see VSTPluginFormat, VST3PluginFormat, AudioPluginFormat, AudioPluginFormatManager, JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST, JUCE_PLUGINHOST_AU
 */
 #ifndef JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3
  #define JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3 0
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #if ! (JUCE_PLUGINHOST_AU || JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST || JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3)
-// #error "You need to set either the JUCE_PLUGINHOST_AU anr/or JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST flags if you're using this module!"
+// #error "You need to set either the JUCE_PLUGINHOST_AU and/or JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST and/or JUCE_PLUGINHOST_VST3 flags if you're using this module!"
 #endif
 
 #if ! (defined (JUCE_SUPPORT_CARBON) || JUCE_64BIT)
diff --git a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h
index 24d0d02af0..e54b84ae96 100644
--- a/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h
+++ b/modules/juce_audio_processors/processors/juce_AudioProcessor.h
@@ -609,6 +609,7 @@ public:
     {
         wrapperType_Undefined = 0,
         wrapperType_VST,
+        wrapperType_VST3,
         wrapperType_AudioUnit,
         wrapperType_RTAS,
         wrapperType_AAX,