diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/Makefile.am b/validate/gst/validate/Makefile.am
index a87ed78a44..2641df0d97 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/Makefile.am
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/Makefile.am
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ libgstvalidateplugin_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_ALL_CFLAGS)\
 	$(JSON_GLIB_CFLAGS) $(GIO_CFLAGS) $(GST_PBUTILS_CFLAGS) \
 	-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API \
 	-D__GST_VALIDATE_PLUGIN
-libgstvalidateplugin_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_LIB_LDFLAGS) $(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS) \
-	$(GST_LT_LDFLAGS) $(GIO_LDFLAGS) $(GST_PBUTILS_LDFAGS)
+libgstvalidateplugin_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS) \
+	$(GST_LT_LDFLAGS) $(GIO_LDFLAGS) $(GST_PBUTILS_LDFAGS) $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 libgstvalidateplugin_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = \
-	$(JSON_GLIB_CFLAGS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) \
+	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) \
 	$(GST_ALL_LIBS) $(GIO_LIBS) $(GST_PBUTILS_LIBS) \
 	$(JSON_GLIB_LIBS) $(GLIB_LIBS) $(LIBM)