diff --git a/common b/common
index 6757dae288..b4a839c99c 160000
--- a/common
+++ b/common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6757dae2885c2c09ad6db243c73946ef387bb044
+Subproject commit b4a839c99c0bf2d4903824426ef3cc0d4b0ad992
diff --git a/ext/ffmpeg/Makefile.am b/ext/ffmpeg/Makefile.am
index 1d25327434..04aad29eac 100644
--- a/ext/ffmpeg/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/ffmpeg/Makefile.am
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ libgstffmpeg_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) \
 	-I $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/ext/ffmpeg/ffmpeg/libavcodec \
 	-I $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/ext/ffmpeg/ffmpeg/libavformat
 libgstffmpeg_la_LIBADD = \
-	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/ext/ffmpeg/ffmpeg/libavcodec/libavcodec.a \
-	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/ext/ffmpeg/ffmpeg/libavformat/libavformat.a
+	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/ext/ffmpeg/libavcodec.la \
+	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/ext/ffmpeg/libavformat.la
 
 libgstffmpeg_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)