diff --git a/scripts/gst-uninstalled b/scripts/gst-uninstalled
index eba8bfc57b..3dd1aedcab 100755
--- a/scripts/gst-uninstalled
+++ b/scripts/gst-uninstalled
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ export PATH=$GST/gst-devtools/validate/tools:$PATH
 export PKG_CONFIG_PATH=$GST/gst-devtools/validate/pkgconfig:$PKG_CONFIG_PATH
 export GST_VALIDATE_SCENARIOS_PATH=$GST/gst-devtools/validate/data:$GST_VALIDATE_SCENARIOS_PATH
 export GST_VALIDATE_APPS_DIR=$GST_VALIDATE_APPS_DIR:$GST/gst-editing-services/tests/validate/
+export GST_VALIDATE_PLUGIN_PATH=$GST_VALIDATE_PLUGIN_PATH:$GST/gst-devtools/validate/gst/plugins/
 
 if [ -d "$GST/gst-libav" -a -d "$GST/gst-ffmpeg" ]; then
   echo