diff --git a/sys/nvdec/meson.build b/sys/nvdec/meson.build
index 016c3dcac1..810a139a10 100644
--- a/sys/nvdec/meson.build
+++ b/sys/nvdec/meson.build
@@ -46,5 +46,6 @@ if nvcuvid_dep_found
     install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
   )
   pkgconfig.generate(gstnvdec, install_dir : plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir)
+  plugins += [gstnvdec]
 endif
 
diff --git a/sys/nvenc/meson.build b/sys/nvenc/meson.build
index ba52e6ad0b..a652ccc37e 100644
--- a/sys/nvenc/meson.build
+++ b/sys/nvenc/meson.build
@@ -37,4 +37,5 @@ gstnvenc = library('gstnvenc',
   install_dir : plugins_install_dir,
 )
 pkgconfig.generate(gstnvenc, install_dir : plugins_pkgconfig_install_dir)
+plugins += [gstnvenc]