diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0c30a1521b..1e0c9b311f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -329,6 +329,11 @@ main() { atomic_t t; atomic_set(&t,0); atomic_inc(&t); atomic_add(1,&t);return 0
   ])
 fi
 
+dnl ==========================================================================
+dnl ============================= gst plugins ================================
+dnl ==========================================================================
+GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS='-module -avoid-version'
+AC_SUBST(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 dnl ######################################################################
 dnl # Check command line parameters, and set shell variables accordingly #
diff --git a/gst/elements/Makefile.am b/gst/elements/Makefile.am
index a274fb9217..650d3f9688 100644
--- a/gst/elements/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/elements/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ libgstelements_la_SOURCES =	\
 	gstmd5sink.c
 libgstelements_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgstelements_la_LIBADD = $(GST_LIBS)
-libgstelements_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(GST_LIBVERSION)
+libgstelements_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS@
 
 noinst_HEADERS =		\
 	gstfakesrc.h		\
diff --git a/plugins/elements/Makefile.am b/plugins/elements/Makefile.am
index a274fb9217..650d3f9688 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/elements/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ libgstelements_la_SOURCES =	\
 	gstmd5sink.c
 libgstelements_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgstelements_la_LIBADD = $(GST_LIBS)
-libgstelements_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(GST_LIBVERSION)
+libgstelements_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS@
 
 noinst_HEADERS =		\
 	gstfakesrc.h		\