diff --git a/plugins/LadspaEffect/tap/tap_tremolo.c b/plugins/LadspaEffect/tap/tap_tremolo.c
@@ -220,10 +220,10 @@ LADSPA_Descriptor * mono_descriptor = NULL;
 
 
 
-/*  _init() is called automatically when the plugin library is first
+/* __attribute__((constructor)) tap_init() is called automatically when the plugin library is first
    loaded. */
 void 
- _init() {
+__attribute__((constructor)) tap_init() {
 
 	char ** port_names;
 	LADSPA_PortDescriptor * port_descriptors;
@@ -323,9 +323,9 @@ delete_descriptor(LADSPA_Descriptor * descriptor) {
 }
 
 
-/*  _fini() is called automatically when the library is unloaded. */
+/* __attribute__((destructor)) tap_fini() is called automatically when the library is unloaded. */
 void
- _fini() {
+__attribute__((destructor)) tap_fini() {
 	delete_descriptor(mono_descriptor);
 }
 

diff --git a/plugins/LadspaEffect/tap/tap_tubewarmth.c b/plugins/LadspaEffect/tap/tap_tubewarmth.c
@@ -381,10 +381,10 @@ LADSPA_Descriptor * mono_descriptor = NULL;
 
 
 
-/*  _init() is called automatically when the plugin library is first
+/* __attribute__((constructor)) tap_init() is called automatically when the plugin library is first
    loaded. */
 void 
- _init() {
+__attribute__((constructor)) tap_init() {
 
 	char ** port_names;
 	LADSPA_PortDescriptor * port_descriptors;
@@ -471,9 +471,9 @@ delete_descriptor(LADSPA_Descriptor * descriptor) {
 }
 
 
-/*  _fini() is called automatically when the library is unloaded. */
+/* __attribute__((destructor)) tap_fini() is called automatically when the library is unloaded. */
 void
- _fini() {
+__attribute__((destructor)) tap_fini() {
 	delete_descriptor(mono_descriptor);
 }
 

diff --git a/plugins/LadspaEffect/tap/tap_vibrato.c b/plugins/LadspaEffect/tap/tap_vibrato.c
@@ -308,10 +308,10 @@ LADSPA_Descriptor * mono_descriptor = NULL;
 
 
 
-/*  _init() is called automatically when the plugin library is first
+/* __attribute__((constructor)) tap_init() is called automatically when the plugin library is first
    loaded. */
 void 
-_init() {
+__attribute__((constructor)) tap_init() {
 
 	int i;
 	char ** port_names;
@@ -425,9 +425,9 @@ delete_descriptor(LADSPA_Descriptor * descriptor) {
 }
 
 
-/*  _fini() is called automatically when the library is unloaded. */
+/* __attribute__((destructor)) tap_fini() is called automatically when the library is unloaded. */
 void
-_fini() {
+__attribute__((destructor)) tap_fini() {
 	delete_descriptor(mono_descriptor);
 }