diff --git a/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c b/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
index a4d6d3d3aa..d0c690f084 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gstglimagesink.c
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@
 
 #include "gstglimagesink.h"
 
+#if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_EGL
+#include <gst/gl/egl/gsteglimagememory.h>
+#endif
+
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY (gst_debug_glimage_sink);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_debug_glimage_sink
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gl.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gl.h
index 43cc534b1f..07d9478120 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gl.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gl.h
@@ -39,9 +39,4 @@
 #include <gst/gl/gstglmixer.h>
 #include <gst/gl/gstglshadervariables.h>
 
-#if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_EGL
-#include <gst/gl/egl/gstgldisplay_egl.h>
-#include <gst/gl/egl/gsteglimagememory.h>
-#endif
-
 #endif /* __GST_GL_H__ */
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglfilter.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglfilter.c
index bd0796e1cb..b4af7f73d3 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglfilter.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglfilter.c
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
 
 #include "gstglfilter.h"
 
+#if GST_GL_HAVE_PLATFORM_EGL
+#include "egl/gsteglimagememory.h"
+#endif
+
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_gl_filter_debug
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (GST_CAT_DEFAULT);