diff --git a/ext/assrender/Makefile.am b/ext/assrender/Makefile.am
index 6b454ae794..44e63094d8 100644
--- a/ext/assrender/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/assrender/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstassrender.la
 
 libgstassrender_la_SOURCES = gstassrender.c
-libgstassrender_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) $(ASSRENDER_CFLAGS)
-libgstassrender_la_LIBADD = $(ASSRENDER_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS)
+libgstassrender_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(ASSRENDER_CFLAGS)
+libgstassrender_la_LIBADD = $(ASSRENDER_LIBS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) -lgstvideo-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
 libgstassrender_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 libgstassrender_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static
 
diff --git a/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c b/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
index dc1feb540d..d1fddaeff7 100644
--- a/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
+++ b/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 
 #include "gstassrender.h"
 
+#include <gst/video/video.h>
+
 GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_assrender_debug);
 #define GST_CAT_DEFAULT gst_assrender_debug
 
@@ -42,14 +44,14 @@ enum
 static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw-rgb, bpp=24")
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_RGB)
     );
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate video_sink_factory =
 GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("video_sink",
     GST_PAD_SINK,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw-rgb, bpp=24")
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_RGB)
     );
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate text_sink_factory =