diff --git a/tests/examples/waylandsink/Makefile.am b/tests/examples/waylandsink/Makefile.am
index 4a6649e21e..2343d5c5a5 100644
--- a/tests/examples/waylandsink/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/examples/waylandsink/Makefile.am
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ gtkwaylandsink_CFLAGS=-I$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs -I$(top_builddir)/gst-libs \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(GTK3_CFLAGS)
 gtkwaylandsink_LDADD=$(GTK3_LIBS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) \
 	-lgstvideo-$(GST_API_VERSION) \
-	-L$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs/gst/wayland -lgstwayland-$(GST_API_VERSION)
+	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/wayland/libgstwayland-$(GST_API_VERSION).la