diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/Makefile.am
index 1c65a7b13d..c6f845c2fe 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/Makefile.am
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ libgstvaapi_egl_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_CFLAGS =	\
 	$(GLIB_CFLAGS)				\
 	$(GST_BASE_CFLAGS)			\
 	$(GST_VIDEO_CFLAGS)			\
+	$(LIBVA_CFLAGS)				\
 	$(EGL_CFLAGS)				\
 	$(NULL)