diff --git a/ext/gl/gltestsrc.c b/ext/gl/gltestsrc.c
index 80e3c550ab..87e302c550 100644
--- a/ext/gl/gltestsrc.c
+++ b/ext/gl/gltestsrc.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ _src_smpte_init (gpointer impl, GstGLContext * context, GstVideoInfo * v_info)
   plane_indices = g_new0 (gushort, N_QUADS * 6);
 
   /* top row */
-  for (int i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
+  for (i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
     coord[color_idx * 4 + 0].X = -1.0f + i * (2.0f / 7.0f);
     coord[color_idx * 4 + 0].Y = 1.0f / 3.0f;
     coord[color_idx * 4 + 1].X = -1.0f + (i + 1) * (2.0f / 7.0f);
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ _src_smpte_init (gpointer impl, GstGLContext * context, GstVideoInfo * v_info)
   }
 
   /* middle row */
-  for (int i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
+  for (i = 0; i < 7; i++) {
     coord[color_idx * 4 + 0].X = -1.0f + i * (2.0f / 7.0f);
     coord[color_idx * 4 + 0].Y = 0.5f;
     coord[color_idx * 4 + 1].X = -1.0f + (i + 1) * (2.0f / 7.0f);
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ _src_smpte_init (gpointer impl, GstGLContext * context, GstVideoInfo * v_info)
   }
 
   /* bottom row, left three */
-  for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+  for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
     coord[color_idx * 4 + 0].X = -1.0f + i / 3.0f;
     coord[color_idx * 4 + 0].Y = 1.0f;
     coord[color_idx * 4 + 1].X = -1.0f + (i + 1) / 3.0f;
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ _src_smpte_init (gpointer impl, GstGLContext * context, GstVideoInfo * v_info)
   }
 
   /* bottom row, middle three (the blacks) */
-  for (int i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
+  for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
     coord[color_idx * 4 + 0].X = i / 6.0f;
     coord[color_idx * 4 + 0].Y = 1.0f;
     coord[color_idx * 4 + 1].X = (i + 1) / 6.0f;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gsteglimage.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gsteglimage.c
index ddb7ef279b..ed1292a434 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gsteglimage.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gsteglimage.c
@@ -441,6 +441,7 @@ gst_egl_image_from_dmabuf (GstGLContext * context,
   EGLImageKHR img;
   gint atti = 0;
   gint fourcc;
+  gint i;
 
   fourcc = _drm_fourcc_from_info (in_info, plane);
   type =
@@ -466,7 +467,7 @@ gst_egl_image_from_dmabuf (GstGLContext * context,
   attribs[atti++] = GST_VIDEO_INFO_PLANE_STRIDE (in_info, plane);
   attribs[atti] = EGL_NONE;
 
-  for (int i = 0; i < atti; i++)
+  for (i = 0; i < atti; i++)
     GST_LOG ("attr %i: %" G_GINTPTR_FORMAT, i, attribs[i]);
 
   g_assert (atti == 12);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
index 06b4055e45..f5bb107fc7 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglupload.c
@@ -1487,7 +1487,9 @@ restart:
       upload->priv->method->perform (upload->priv->method_impl, buffer,
       &outbuf);
   if (ret == GST_GL_UPLOAD_UNSHARED_GL_CONTEXT) {
-    for (int i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (upload_methods); i++) {
+    gint i;
+
+    for (i = 0; i < G_N_ELEMENTS (upload_methods); i++) {
       if (upload_methods[i] == &_raw_data_upload) {
         upload->priv->method = &_raw_data_upload;
         upload->priv->method_impl = upload->priv->upload_impl[i];