diff --git a/tools/llvmc/example/Skeleton/driver/Makefile b/tools/llvmc/example/Skeleton/driver/Makefile
index bf6d7a588de..ed6f6708fb8 100644
--- a/tools/llvmc/example/Skeleton/driver/Makefile
+++ b/tools/llvmc/example/Skeleton/driver/Makefile
@@ -8,15 +8,46 @@
 ##===----------------------------------------------------------------------===##
 
 LEVEL = $(LLVMC_BASE_LEVEL)/..
+include $(LEVEL)/Makefile.config
 
 TOOLNAME = $(LLVMC_BASED_DRIVER_NAME)
-LLVMLIBS = CompilerDriver
-
-ifneq ($(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS),)
-USEDLIBS += $(patsubst %,plugin_llvmc_%,$(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS))
-endif
-
+LLVMLIBS = CompilerDriver.a
 LINK_COMPONENTS = support system
 REQUIRES_EH := 1
 
+# Preprocessor magic that generates references to static variables in built-in
+# plugins.
+# TODO: Move this to Makefile.rules? (also used by examples/{Skeleton, mcc16})
+ifneq ($(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS),)
+
+USEDLIBS += $(patsubst %,plugin_llvmc_%.a,$(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS))
+
+LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_1 = $(word 1, $(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS))
+LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_2 = $(word 2, $(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS))
+LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_3 = $(word 3, $(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS))
+LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_4 = $(word 4, $(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS))
+LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_5 = $(word 5, $(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS))
+
+ifneq ($(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_1),)
+CPP.Flags += -DLLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_1=$(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_1)
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_2),)
+CPP.Flags += -DLLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_2=$(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_2)
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_3),)
+CPP.Flags += -DLLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_3=$(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_3)
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_4),)
+CPP.Flags += -DLLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_4=$(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_4)
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_5),)
+CPP.Flags += -DLLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_5=$(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_5)
+endif
+
+endif
+
 include $(LEVEL)/Makefile.common
diff --git a/tools/llvmc/example/mcc16/driver/Makefile b/tools/llvmc/example/mcc16/driver/Makefile
index ed9ebfdca92..cc50eafc563 100644
--- a/tools/llvmc/example/mcc16/driver/Makefile
+++ b/tools/llvmc/example/mcc16/driver/Makefile
@@ -8,15 +8,46 @@
 ##===----------------------------------------------------------------------===##
 
 LEVEL = $(LLVMC_BASE_LEVEL)/..
+include $(LEVEL)/Makefile.config
 
 TOOLNAME = $(LLVMC_BASED_DRIVER_NAME)
-LLVMLIBS = CompilerDriver
-
-ifneq ($(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS),)
-USEDLIBS += $(patsubst %,plugin_llvmc_%,$(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS))
-endif
-
+LLVMLIBS = CompilerDriver.a
 LINK_COMPONENTS = support system
 REQUIRES_EH := 1
 
+# Preprocessor magic that generates references to static variables in built-in
+# plugins.
+# TODO: Move this to Makefile.rules? (also used by examples/{Skeleton, mcc16})
+ifneq ($(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS),)
+
+USEDLIBS += $(patsubst %,plugin_llvmc_%.a,$(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS))
+
+LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_1 = $(word 1, $(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS))
+LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_2 = $(word 2, $(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS))
+LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_3 = $(word 3, $(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS))
+LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_4 = $(word 4, $(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS))
+LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_5 = $(word 5, $(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGINS))
+
+ifneq ($(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_1),)
+CPP.Flags += -DLLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_1=$(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_1)
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_2),)
+CPP.Flags += -DLLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_2=$(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_2)
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_3),)
+CPP.Flags += -DLLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_3=$(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_3)
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_4),)
+CPP.Flags += -DLLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_4=$(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_4)
+endif
+
+ifneq ($(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_5),)
+CPP.Flags += -DLLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_5=$(LLVMC_BUILTIN_PLUGIN_5)
+endif
+
+endif
+
 include $(LEVEL)/Makefile.common