diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am b/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am
index c28cbb0d0e..283ea37d62 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ tests_pass =
 tests_fail = test1 
 
 test1_SOURCES = test1.c gstbstest.c
-test1_LDFLAGS = -lgstbytestream -L$(top_srcdir)/libs/gst/bytestream
+test1_LDFLAGS = $(top_builddir)/libs/gst/bytestream/libgstbytestream.la
 
diff --git a/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am b/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am
index c28cbb0d0e..283ea37d62 100644
--- a/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/bytestream/Makefile.am
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ tests_pass =
 tests_fail = test1 
 
 test1_SOURCES = test1.c gstbstest.c
-test1_LDFLAGS = -lgstbytestream -L$(top_srcdir)/libs/gst/bytestream
+test1_LDFLAGS = $(top_builddir)/libs/gst/bytestream/libgstbytestream.la