diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocols/http/CMakeLists.txt b/src/analyzer/protocols/http/CMakeLists.txt
index b6d877cdd7..68bdb632a4 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/protocols/http/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocols/http/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ include(BroPlugin)
 include_directories(BEFORE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
 
 bro_plugin_begin(HTTP)
-bro_plugin_cc(HTTP.cc)
+bro_plugin_cc(HTTP.cc Plugin.cc)
 bro_plugin_bif(events.bif)
 bro_plugin_bif(functions.bif)
 bro_plugin_end()
diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocols/http/HTTP.cc b/src/analyzer/protocols/http/HTTP.cc
index 61ce2e0833..98c8ad484e 100644
--- a/src/analyzer/protocols/http/HTTP.cc
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocols/http/HTTP.cc
@@ -13,15 +13,6 @@
 #include "Event.h"
 #include "MIME.h"
 
-#include "plugin/Plugin.h"
-
-BRO_PLUGIN_BEGIN(HTTP)
-	BRO_PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION("HTTP Analyzer");
-	BRO_PLUGIN_ANALYZER("HTTP", HTTP_Analyzer::InstantiateAnalyzer);
-	BRO_PLUGIN_BIF_FILE(events);
-	BRO_PLUGIN_BIF_FILE(functions);
-BRO_PLUGIN_END
-
 const bool DEBUG_http = false;
 
 // The EXPECT_*_NOTHING states are used to prevent further parsing. Used if a
diff --git a/src/analyzer/protocols/http/Plugin.cc b/src/analyzer/protocols/http/Plugin.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5dab5c3c18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/analyzer/protocols/http/Plugin.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+
+#include "plugin/Plugin.h"
+
+#include "HTTP.h"
+
+BRO_PLUGIN_BEGIN(HTTP)
+	BRO_PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION("HTTP Analyzer");
+	BRO_PLUGIN_ANALYZER("HTTP", HTTP_Analyzer::InstantiateAnalyzer);
+	BRO_PLUGIN_BIF_FILE(events);
+BRO_PLUGIN_END