diff --git a/backend/Makefile.am b/backend/Makefile.am
index a48d5ab71..8a13a87ce 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile.am
+++ b/backend/Makefile.am
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += dll.aliases
 # Need to update configure to build a list of only what needs to go into
 # LIBADD based on whats being preloaded.
 nodist_libsane_la_SOURCES =  dll-s.c
-libsane_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DBACKEND_NAME=dll
+libsane_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DBACKEND_NAME=dll -DENABLE_PRELOAD
 libsane_la_LDFLAGS = $(DIST_LIBS_LDFLAGS)
 libsane_la_LIBADD = $(COMMON_LIBS) @PRELOADABLE_BACKENDS_ENABLED@ libdll.la sane_strstatus.lo ../sanei/sanei_init_debug.lo ../sanei/sanei_constrain_value.lo ../sanei/sanei_config.lo ../sanei/sanei_config2.lo ../sanei/sanei_usb.lo ../sanei/sanei_scsi.lo ../sanei/sanei_pv8630.lo ../sanei/sanei_pp.lo ../sanei/sanei_thread.lo  ../sanei/sanei_lm983x.lo ../sanei/sanei_access.lo ../sanei/sanei_net.lo ../sanei/sanei_wire.lo ../sanei/sanei_codec_bin.lo ../sanei/sanei_pa4s2.lo ../sanei/sanei_ab306.lo ../sanei/sanei_pio.lo ../sanei/sanei_tcp.lo ../sanei/sanei_udp.lo $(DL_LIBS) $(LIBV4L_LIBS) $(MATH_LIB) $(IEEE1284_LIBS) $(TIFF_LIBS) $(JPEG_LIBS) $(GPHOTO2_LIBS) $(SOCKET_LIBS) $(USB_LIBS) $(AVAHI_LIBS) $(SCSI_LIBS) $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(RESMGR_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/backend/Makefile.in b/backend/Makefile.in
index 555ad67ca..39bebe750 100644
--- a/backend/Makefile.in
+++ b/backend/Makefile.in
@@ -2439,7 +2439,7 @@ libsane_dll_la_LIBADD = $(COMMON_LIBS) libdll.la ../sanei/sanei_init_debug.lo ..
 # Need to update configure to build a list of only what needs to go into
 # LIBADD based on whats being preloaded.
 nodist_libsane_la_SOURCES = dll-s.c
-libsane_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DBACKEND_NAME=dll
+libsane_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) -DBACKEND_NAME=dll -DENABLE_PRELOAD
 libsane_la_LDFLAGS = $(DIST_LIBS_LDFLAGS)
 libsane_la_LIBADD = $(COMMON_LIBS) @PRELOADABLE_BACKENDS_ENABLED@ libdll.la sane_strstatus.lo ../sanei/sanei_init_debug.lo ../sanei/sanei_constrain_value.lo ../sanei/sanei_config.lo ../sanei/sanei_config2.lo ../sanei/sanei_usb.lo ../sanei/sanei_scsi.lo ../sanei/sanei_pv8630.lo ../sanei/sanei_pp.lo ../sanei/sanei_thread.lo  ../sanei/sanei_lm983x.lo ../sanei/sanei_access.lo ../sanei/sanei_net.lo ../sanei/sanei_wire.lo ../sanei/sanei_codec_bin.lo ../sanei/sanei_pa4s2.lo ../sanei/sanei_ab306.lo ../sanei/sanei_pio.lo ../sanei/sanei_tcp.lo ../sanei/sanei_udp.lo $(DL_LIBS) $(LIBV4L_LIBS) $(MATH_LIB) $(IEEE1284_LIBS) $(TIFF_LIBS) $(JPEG_LIBS) $(GPHOTO2_LIBS) $(SOCKET_LIBS) $(USB_LIBS) $(AVAHI_LIBS) $(SCSI_LIBS) $(PTHREAD_LIBS) $(RESMGR_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/backend/dll.c b/backend/dll.c
index b6ba9afd6..8e893e622 100644
--- a/backend/dll.c
+++ b/backend/dll.c
@@ -211,7 +211,13 @@ struct backend
 }
 
 #ifndef __BEOS__
+#ifdef ENABLE_PRELOAD
 #include "dll-preload.h"
+#else
+static struct backend preloaded_backends[] = {
+ { 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 }}
+};
+#endif
 #endif
 
 struct meta_scanner