diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ab7918a8fd..ce22a07346 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ AC_SUBST(X_LIBS)
 dnl ==========================================================================
 dnl ============================= gst plugins ================================
 dnl ==========================================================================
+GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS='-module -avoid-version'
+AC_SUBST(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 GST_PLUGINS_ALL="\
         ac3parse adder audioscale auparse avi chart\
diff --git a/ext/a52dec/Makefile.am b/ext/a52dec/Makefile.am
index 148af798d1..01f03fb536 100644
--- a/ext/a52dec/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/a52dec/Makefile.am
@@ -11,5 +11,6 @@ endif
 libgsta52dec_la_SOURCES = gsta52dec.c
 libgsta52dec_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) -O3 $(ARCHFLAGS) $(FOMIT_FRAME_POINTER)
 libgsta52dec_la_LIBADD = $(GST_LIBS) -la52 -lm
+libgsta52dec_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS@
 
 noinst_HEADERS = gsta52dec.h
diff --git a/ext/dvdread/Makefile.am b/ext/dvdread/Makefile.am
index 85a4256aaa..2286d90f96 100644
--- a/ext/dvdread/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/dvdread/Makefile.am
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libdvdsrc.la
 libdvdsrc_la_SOURCES = dvdsrc.c
 libdvdsrc_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libdvdsrc_la_LIBADD = $(GST_LIBS) $(DVDREAD_LIBS)
+libdvdsrc_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS@
 
 noinst_HEADERS = dvdsrc.h
 
diff --git a/ext/lame/Makefile.am b/ext/lame/Makefile.am
index 0b09dff9b8..4d6c5b074f 100644
--- a/ext/lame/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/lame/Makefile.am
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstlame.la
 libgstlame_la_SOURCES = gstlame.c
 libgstlame_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgstlame_la_LIBADD = $(GST_LIBS) $(LAME_LIBS)
+libgstlame_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS@
 
 noinst_HEADERS = gstlame.h
diff --git a/ext/mad/Makefile.am b/ext/mad/Makefile.am
index d0d2e2334c..d58d721488 100644
--- a/ext/mad/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/mad/Makefile.am
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstmad.la
 libgstmad_la_SOURCES = gstmad.c	
 libgstmad_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgstmad_la_LIBADD = $(GST_LIBS) $(MAD_LIBS) 
+libgstmad_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS@
 
 noinst_HEADERS = gstmad.h
diff --git a/ext/mpeg2dec/Makefile.am b/ext/mpeg2dec/Makefile.am
index e6b2b7c975..a34fe6d17f 100644
--- a/ext/mpeg2dec/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/mpeg2dec/Makefile.am
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ endif
 libgstmpeg2dec_la_SOURCES = gstmpeg2dec.c
 libgstmpeg2dec_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) -O3 $(ARCHFLAGS) $(FOMIT_FRAME_POINTER) -ffast-math
 libgstmpeg2dec_la_LIBADD = $(GST_LIBS) -lmpeg2 -lmpeg2dec
+libgstmpeg2dec_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS@
 
 #
 # Use the following if you use mpeg2dec from CVS
diff --git a/ext/sidplay/Makefile.am b/ext/sidplay/Makefile.am
index cb9e71a7f3..4155175b25 100644
--- a/ext/sidplay/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/sidplay/Makefile.am
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstsid.la
 libgstsid_la_SOURCES = gstsiddec.cc
 libgstsid_la_CXXFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) $(SIDPLAY_CFLAGS)
 libgstsid_la_LIBADD = $(GST_LIBS) $(SIDPLAY_LIBS) 
+libgstsid_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS@
 
 noinst_HEADERS = gstsiddec.h