diff --git a/tests/examples/app/Makefile.am b/tests/examples/app/Makefile.am
index c0651ed1e4..4f17ad79d4 100644
--- a/tests/examples/app/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/examples/app/Makefile.am
@@ -10,23 +10,23 @@ appsrc_ex_LDADD = \
 
 appsrc_stream_SOURCES = appsrc-stream.c
 appsrc_stream_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
-appsrc_stream_LDADD = $(GST_LIBS)
+appsrc_stream_LDADD = $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS)
 
 appsrc_stream2_SOURCES = appsrc-stream2.c
 appsrc_stream2_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
-appsrc_stream2_LDADD = $(GST_LIBS)
+appsrc_stream2_LDADD = $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS)
 
 appsrc_ra_SOURCES = appsrc-ra.c
 appsrc_ra_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
-appsrc_ra_LDADD = $(GST_LIBS)
+appsrc_ra_LDADD = $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS)
 
 appsrc_seekable_SOURCES = appsrc-seekable.c
 appsrc_seekable_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
-appsrc_seekable_LDADD = $(GST_LIBS)
+appsrc_seekable_LDADD = $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS)
 
 appsink_src_SOURCES = appsink-src.c
 appsink_src_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
 appsink_src_LDADD = \
     $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/app/libgstapp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la \
-    $(GST_LIBS)
+    $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS)
 
diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index faba72e1c7..406d64e2ec 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
 
 LDADD = $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/libgstpbutils-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la\
 	-lgstpbutils-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
-	$(GST_LIBS)
+	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/video/libgstvideo-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la\
+	-lgstvideo-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
+	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS)
 
 AM_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)