diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am
index 375f15476f..656b8b58f0 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@include_HEADERS = \
 	gstglfilter.h
 
 libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_LIBADD = \
-	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) \
+	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) \
+	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) \
 	$(X_LIBS) $(GL_LIBS)
 
 libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_CFLAGS = \
diff --git a/gst/gl/Makefile.am b/gst/gl/Makefile.am
index e3a6354338..66bb6f045b 100644
--- a/gst/gl/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/gl/Makefile.am
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ libgstopengl_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) $(X_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GL_CFLAGS) \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs/gst/gl
-libgstopengl_la_LIBADD = $(GL_LIBS) \
+libgstopengl_la_LIBADD = \
+	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/gl/libgstgl-$(GST_MAJORMINOR).la \
 	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) \
-	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) -lgstinterfaces-$(GST_MAJORMINOR)
+	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstinterfaces-$(GST_MAJORMINOR)
 libgstopengl_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)