diff --git a/doomsday/config.pri b/doomsday/config.pri
index bf9370ca68..29aa3f0c0b 100644
--- a/doomsday/config.pri
+++ b/doomsday/config.pri
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 # - deng_fluidsynth             Build the FluidSynth sound driver
 # - deng_fmod                   Build the FMOD Ex sound driver
 # - deng_nativesdk              (Mac) Use current OS's SDK for non-distrib use
+# - deng_nodirectsound          (Windows) Disable the DirectSound sound driver
 # - deng_nodisplaymode          Disable native display mode changes
 # - deng_nofixedasm             Disable assembler fixed-point math
 # - deng_noopenal               Disable building of the OpenAL sound driver
diff --git a/doomsday/plugins/plugins.pro b/doomsday/plugins/plugins.pro
index e9a8acc00d..6081576ded 100644
--- a/doomsday/plugins/plugins.pro
+++ b/doomsday/plugins/plugins.pro
@@ -20,4 +20,7 @@ deng_fmod: SUBDIRS += fmod
 deng_fluidsynth: SUBDIRS += fluidsynth
 
 # Platform-specific plugins.
-win32: SUBDIRS += directsound winmm
+win32 {
+    !deng_nodirectsound: SUBDIRS += directsound
+    SUBDIRS += winmm
+}
diff --git a/doomsday/tests/tests.pro b/doomsday/tests/tests.pro
index 4ce45813f5..b943493537 100644
--- a/doomsday/tests/tests.pro
+++ b/doomsday/tests/tests.pro
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# The Doomsday Engine Project
+# Copyright (c) 2012 Jaakko Keränen <jaakko.keranen@iki.fi>
+
+include(../config.pri)
+
 TEMPLATE = subdirs
 
 deng_tests: SUBDIRS += \