diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 817020bf6f..7671a1a437 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ foreach package : subprojects
             src, pub_eo_file_target, priv_eo_file_target, myplugin_dep,
             include_directories: efl_one_include_dirs,
             dependencies: external_deps + efl_one_eo_deps, #FIXME my plugin here is WRONG
-            c_args : [ '-fplugin=' + myplugin.full_path()] + package_c_args,
+            c_args : ['-DCOMPILER_PLUGIN_REGISTER_NEXT_SUPPORT=1', '-fplugin=' + myplugin.full_path()] + package_c_args,
         )
         # dependency for all the .eo file targets
         efl_one_eo_deps += declare_dependency(
diff --git a/src/bin/eolian/sources.c b/src/bin/eolian/sources.c
index 0fc7e1929e..a892cd7192 100644
--- a/src/bin/eolian/sources.c
+++ b/src/bin/eolian/sources.c
@@ -1147,7 +1147,7 @@ _gen_next_super_implementation_registering(Eina_Array *call_chain, const Eolian_
 
    eo_gen_class_names_get(next_implemen_class, NULL, NULL, &impl_name);
 
-   eina_strbuf_append_printf(buf, "__attribute__((register_next(\"%s\",\"_%s_%s\")))\n", eolian_function_full_c_name_get(fid, ftype), impl_name, eolian_function_full_c_name_get(fid, ftype));
+   eina_strbuf_append_printf(buf, "COMPILER_PLUGIN_REGISTER_NEXT(\"%s\",\"_%s_%s\")\n", eolian_function_full_c_name_get(fid, ftype), impl_name, eolian_function_full_c_name_get(fid, ftype));
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1304,6 +1304,14 @@ eo_gen_source_gen(const Eolian_Class *cl, Eina_Strbuf *buf)
 
    eina_strbuf_append(buf, "};\n\n");
 
+   /* create macro for COMPILER_PLUGIN_REGISTER_NEXT */
+   eina_strbuf_append(buf, "#ifdef COMPILER_PLUGIN_REGISTER_NEXT_SUPPORT\n");
+   eina_strbuf_append(buf, "   #define COMPILER_PLUGIN_REGISTER_NEXT(a, b) __attribute__((register_next(a, b)))\n");
+   eina_strbuf_append(buf, "#else\n");
+   eina_strbuf_append(buf, "   #define COMPILER_PLUGIN_REGISTER_NEXT(a, b) /* NOP */\n");
+   eina_strbuf_append(buf, "#endif\n");
+
+
    /* add implementation details to the declaration */
    Eina_Array *call_chain = _gen_call_chain(cl);
    const Eolian_Implement *imp;
@@ -1355,6 +1363,8 @@ eo_gen_source_gen(const Eolian_Class *cl, Eina_Strbuf *buf)
    /* terminate inherits */
    eina_strbuf_append(buf, ", NULL);\n");
 
+   eina_strbuf_append(buf, "#undef COMPILER_PLUGIN_REGISTER_NEXT\n");
+
    /* and we're done */
    free(cnamel);
    eina_hash_free(_funcs_params_init_get);