diff --git a/base/plugins.cpp b/base/plugins.cpp
index cb9d172d0b2..c3ee99e6b64 100644
--- a/base/plugins.cpp
+++ b/base/plugins.cpp
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ public:
 		#endif
 		#if defined(MACOSX)
 		LINK_PLUGIN(COREAUDIO)
-		LINK_PLUGIN(COREMIDI)
 		#endif
 		#ifdef USE_FLUIDSYNTH
 		LINK_PLUGIN(FLUIDSYNTH)
@@ -141,6 +140,11 @@ public:
 		#if defined(USE_TIMIDITY)
 		LINK_PLUGIN(TIMIDITY)
 		#endif
+		#if defined(MACOSX)
+		// Keep this at the end of the list - it takes a long time to enumerate
+		// and is only for hardware midi devices
+		LINK_PLUGIN(COREMIDI)
+		#endif
 
 		return pl;
 	}