diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/validate/meson.build b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/validate/meson.build
index 6e2193cbb3..6da821cc68 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/validate/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/tests/validate/meson.build
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ env.set('GST_PLUGIN_PATH_1_0', meson.global_build_root(), pluginsdirs)
 env.set('GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0', '')
 env.set('GST_REGISTRY', '@0@/@1@.registry'.format(meson.current_build_dir(), 'validate'))
 env.set('GST_PLUGIN_SCANNER_1_0', gst_plugin_scanner_path)
-env.set('GST_PLUGIN_LOADING_WHITELIST', 'gstreamer', 'gst-validate',
+env.set('GST_PLUGIN_LOADING_WHITELIST', 'gstreamer', 'gst-validate', 'debugutilsbad',
     'gst-plugins-base@' + meson.project_build_root())
 
 foreach t: tests
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/validate/meson.build b/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/validate/meson.build
index 29e5264266..11d8a7c268 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/validate/meson.build
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/tests/validate/meson.build
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ env.set('GST_PLUGIN_PATH_1_0', meson.global_build_root())
 env.set('GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0', '')
 env.set('GST_REGISTRY', '@0@/@1@.registry'.format(meson.current_build_dir(), 'validate'))
 env.set('GST_PLUGIN_SCANNER_1_0', gst_scanner_dir + '/gst-plugin-scanner')
-env.set('GST_PLUGIN_LOADING_WHITELIST', 'gstreamer', 'gst-validate')
+env.set('GST_PLUGIN_LOADING_WHITELIST', 'gstreamer', 'gst-validate', 'debugutilsbad')
 
 foreach t: tests
     test_dir_name = t.split('/')