diff --git a/validate/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am b/validate/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
index 89ec2692ab..9ba239b2c9 100644
--- a/validate/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
+++ b/validate/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 libgstvalidatevideo_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_SOURCES = gstvalidatessim.c gssim.c
 libgstvalidatevideo_@GST_API_VERSION@include_HEADERS = gstvalidatessim.h gssim.h
 
-libgstvalidatevideo_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_ALL_CFLAGS) $(CAIRO_CFLAGS) $(GST_VIDEO_CFLAGS) -I$(top_builddir)
-libgstvalidatevideo_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = $(GST_ALL_LIBS) $(CAIRO_LIBS) $(GST_VIDEO_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/gst/validate/libgstvalidate-@GST_API_VERSION@.la
-libgstvalidatevideo_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS) $(CAIRO_LDFLAGS) $(GST_VIDEO_LDFLAGS)
+libgstvalidatevideo_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_ALL_CFLAGS) $(GST_VIDEO_CFLAGS) $(GIO_CFLAGS) $(CAIRO_CFLAGS) -I$(top_builddir)
+libgstvalidatevideo_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = $(GST_ALL_LIBS) $(GST_VIDEO_LIBS) $(GIO_LIBS) $(CAIRO_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/gst/validate/libgstvalidate-@GST_API_VERSION@.la
+libgstvalidatevideo_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS)
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libgstvalidatevideo-@GST_API_VERSION@.la