diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/Rules b/tests/old/testsuite/Rules
index e4f094494d..65eb4bf012 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/Rules
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/Rules
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ TESTS = $(top_builddir)/tools/gst-register-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 	$(tests_pass) $(tests_fail)
 XFAIL_TESTS = $(tests_fail)
 
-AM_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
-LIBS = $(GST_LIBS)
+AM_CFLAGS = $(GST_OBJ_CFLAGS)
+LIBS = $(GST_OBJ_LIBS)
 
 # override to _not_ install the test plugins
 install-pluginLTLIBRARIES:
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/bins/Makefile.am b/tests/old/testsuite/bins/Makefile.am
index 1e331587a8..cad8df9b2e 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/bins/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/bins/Makefile.am
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ tests_fail =
 tests_ignore =
 
 interface_SOURCES = interface.c
-
diff --git a/testsuite/Rules b/testsuite/Rules
index e4f094494d..65eb4bf012 100644
--- a/testsuite/Rules
+++ b/testsuite/Rules
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ TESTS = $(top_builddir)/tools/gst-register-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 	$(tests_pass) $(tests_fail)
 XFAIL_TESTS = $(tests_fail)
 
-AM_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
-LIBS = $(GST_LIBS)
+AM_CFLAGS = $(GST_OBJ_CFLAGS)
+LIBS = $(GST_OBJ_LIBS)
 
 # override to _not_ install the test plugins
 install-pluginLTLIBRARIES:
diff --git a/testsuite/bins/Makefile.am b/testsuite/bins/Makefile.am
index 1e331587a8..cad8df9b2e 100644
--- a/testsuite/bins/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/bins/Makefile.am
@@ -5,4 +5,3 @@ tests_fail =
 tests_ignore =
 
 interface_SOURCES = interface.c
-