diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/Makefile.am
index 527b1503e4..88c79e71ed 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/Makefile.am
@@ -49,8 +49,9 @@ libgstpbutils_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = \
   $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/video/libgstvideo-@GST_API_VERSION@.la \
   $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/audio/libgstaudio-@GST_API_VERSION@.la \
   $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/tag/libgsttag-@GST_API_VERSION@.la \
+  $(GST_BASE_LIBS) \
   $(GST_LIBS)
-libgstpbutils_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
+libgstpbutils_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgstpbutils_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_LIB_LDFLAGS) $(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS) $(GST_LT_LDFLAGS)
 
 BUILT_SOURCES = \