diff --git a/3rdparty/SoundTouch/build.sh b/3rdparty/SoundTouch/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d9db6858d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/SoundTouch/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+curdir=`pwd`
+
+echo -----------------
+echo Building SoundTouch
+echo -----------------
+
+if [ $# -gt 0 ] && [ $1 = "all" ]
+then
+
+aclocal
+automake -a
+autoconf
+./configure
+make clean
+make install
+
+else
+make $@
+fi
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+exit 1
+fi
+
+#cp libZeroSPU2*.so* ${PCSX2PLUGINS}
diff --git a/3rdparty/SoundTouch/configure.ac b/3rdparty/SoundTouch/configure.ac
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..42913005b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/SoundTouch/configure.ac
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+#                                               -*- Autoconf -*-
+# Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
+
+AC_PREREQ([2.63])
+AC_INIT([FULL-PACKAGE-NAME], [VERSION], [BUG-REPORT-ADDRESS])
+AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
+AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([BPMDetect.h])
+
+# Checks for programs.
+AC_PROG_CXX
+AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_RANLIB
+
+dnl Check for 64bit CPU
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for a x86-64 CPU)
+dnl if test "$build_os" == "target_os"
+dnl then
+AC_TRY_RUN([
+int main()
+{
+int a = 0;
+int*pa = &a;
+asm(".intel_syntax\n"
+	"mov %%rax, %0\n"
+    "mov %%eax, [%%rax]\n"
+    ".att_syntax\n"
+    : : "r"(pa) : "%rax");
+return 0;
+}
+],cpu64=yes,cpu64=no,)
+dnl else
+dnl cpu64=no
+dnl fi
+if test "x$cpu64" == xyes
+then
+AC_DEFINE(__x86_64__,1,[__x86_64__])
+fi
+AC_MSG_RESULT($cpu64)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(X86_64, test x$cpu64 = xyes)
+
+
+# Checks for header files.
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([limits.h memory.h stdlib.h string.h])
+
+# Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
+AC_C_INLINE
+AC_C_RESTRICT
+AC_TYPE_SIZE_T
+AC_HEADER_STDBOOL
+
+# Checks for library functions.
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS([memmove memset])
+
+AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile])
+AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/3rdparty/SoundTouch/depcomp b/3rdparty/SoundTouch/depcomp
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..50adcba306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/SoundTouch/depcomp
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/usr/share/automake-1.10/depcomp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/3rdparty/SoundTouch/install-sh b/3rdparty/SoundTouch/install-sh
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..8272958b56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/SoundTouch/install-sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/usr/share/automake-1.10/install-sh
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/3rdparty/SoundTouch/missing b/3rdparty/SoundTouch/missing
new file mode 120000
index 0000000000..1f0fe88e65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/3rdparty/SoundTouch/missing
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/usr/share/automake-1.10/missing
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/plugins/zerospu2/Makefile.am b/plugins/zerospu2/Makefile.am
index 0444786e0c..54d3daf5c5 100644
--- a/plugins/zerospu2/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/zerospu2/Makefile.am
@@ -22,13 +22,13 @@ EXEEXT=$(preext)@so_ext@
 
 traplib_PROGRAMS=libZeroSPU2
 libZeroSPU2_SOURCES=
-libZeroSPU2_DEPENDENCIES = libZeroSPU2.a ../../3rdparty/SoundTouch/libSoundTouch.a
+libZeroSPU2_DEPENDENCIES = libZeroSPU2.a libSoundTouch.a
 libZeroSPU2_LDFLAGS= @SHARED_LDFLAGS@
 libZeroSPU2_LDFLAGS+=-Wl,-soname,@ZEROSPU2_SONAME@
-libZeroSPU2_LDADD=$(libZeroSPU2_a_OBJECTS) ../../3rdparty/SoundTouch/libSoundTouch.a
+libZeroSPU2_LDADD=$(libZeroSPU2_a_OBJECTS) libSoundTouch.a
 
 libZeroSPU2_a_SOURCES = zerospu2.cpp voices.cpp zerodma.cpp
 libZeroSPU2_a_SOURCES += zerospu2.h reg.h misc.h
 libZeroSPU2_a_SOURCES += Linux/interface.c Linux/Linux.cpp Linux/Alsa.cpp Linux/OSS.cpp Linux/support.c
 
-SUBDIRS = ../../3rdparty/SoundTouch
+#SUBDIRS = ../../3rdparty/SoundTouch
diff --git a/plugins/zerospu2/build.sh b/plugins/zerospu2/build.sh
index 99777c1287..896ea0293b 100644
--- a/plugins/zerospu2/build.sh
+++ b/plugins/zerospu2/build.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@
 
 curdir=`pwd`
 
-echo -----------------
-echo Building ZeroSPU2
-echo -----------------
-
 if test "${ZEROSPU2OPTIONS+set}" != set ; then
 export ZEROSPU2OPTIONS=""
 fi
@@ -13,6 +9,17 @@ fi
 if [ $# -gt 0 ] && [ $1 = "all" ]
 then
 
+cd ../../3rdparty/SoundTouch/
+sh build.sh $@
+cd $curdir
+
+rm libSoundTouch.a
+cp ../../3rdparty/SoundTouch/libSoundTouch.a ./
+
+echo -----------------
+echo Building ZeroSPU2
+echo -----------------
+
 aclocal
 automake -a
 autoconf
diff --git a/plugins/zerospu2/configure.ac b/plugins/zerospu2/configure.ac
index 2181f81c37..c244ee488d 100644
--- a/plugins/zerospu2/configure.ac
+++ b/plugins/zerospu2/configure.ac
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB(dl,main,[LIBS="$LIBS -ldl"])
 AC_CHECK_LIB(asound,main,[LIBS="$LIBS -lasound"])
 
 AC_OUTPUT([
- ../../3rdparty/SoundTouch/Makefile
  Makefile
  ])