diff --git a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.h b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.h
index 3346ed40ae..276e130ae3 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.h
+++ b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.h
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@
 #include <gst/video/gstvideosink.h>
 #include <gst/vaapi/gstvaapidisplay.h>
 
-#if USE_GST_GL_HELPERS
-# include <gst/gl/gstglcontext.h>
-#endif
-
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
 typedef struct _GstVaapiPluginBase GstVaapiPluginBase;
diff --git a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginutil.c b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginutil.c
index c38334fc25..d5114b5d99 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginutil.c
+++ b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginutil.c
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 #if USE_WAYLAND
 # include <gst/vaapi/gstvaapidisplay_wayland.h>
 #endif
+#if USE_GST_GL_HELPERS
+# include <gst/gl/gl.h>
+#endif
 #include "gstvaapipluginutil.h"
 #include "gstvaapipluginbase.h"