diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/insertbin/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/insertbin/Makefile.am
index 1f8ea307c6..330af83388 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/insertbin/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/insertbin/Makefile.am
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ GstInsertBin-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstinsertbin-@GS
 		--library=libgstinsertbin-@GST_API_VERSION@.la \
 		--include=Gst-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--include=GstBase-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-		--libtool="$(top_builddir)/libtool" \
+		--libtool="${LIBTOOL}" \
 		--pkg gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg-export gstreamer-insertbin-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/Makefile.am
index f264e33a73..70498209b6 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/Makefile.am
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ GstMpegts-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstmpegts-@GST_API_
 		--add-include-path=`PKG_CONFIG_PATH="$(GST_PKG_CONFIG_PATH)" $(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=girdir gstreamer-video-@GST_API_VERSION@` \
 		--library=libgstmpegts-@GST_API_VERSION@.la \
 		--include=Gst-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-		--libtool="$(top_builddir)/libtool" \
+		--libtool="${LIBTOOL}" \
 		--pkg gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg gstreamer-video-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg-export gstreamer-mpegts-@GST_API_VERSION@ \