diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/Makefile.am
index e164eb0301..14d89c8c4c 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/Makefile.am
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ libgstgl_egl_la_SOURCES = \
 	gstglmemoryegl.c \
 	gsteglimage.c
 
-noinst_HEADERS =
+noinst_HEADERS = \
+	gstglcontext_egl.h
 
 libgstgl_eglincludedir = $(includedir)/gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@/gst/gl/egl
 libgstgl_eglinclude_HEADERS = \
 	gstgldisplay_egl.h \
-	gstglcontext_egl.h \
 	gstglmemoryegl.h \
 	gsteglimage.h \
 	gstegl.h
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/meson.build b/gst-libs/gst/gl/meson.build
index 545b0b8e30..9c094bd498 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/meson.build
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/meson.build
@@ -365,7 +365,6 @@ if need_platform_egl != 'no'
     gl_egl_headers += [
       'egl/gstegl.h',
       'egl/gsteglimage.h',
-      'egl/gstglcontext_egl.h',
       'egl/gstgldisplay_egl.h',
       'egl/gstglmemoryegl.h',
     ]