diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3656ff91b2..84348e360b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GST_PLAY, gstreamer-play-$GST_MAJORMINOR,
        	          HAVE_PLAY=yes,HAVE_PLAY=no)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_PLAY, test "x$HAVE_PLAY" = "xyes")
 AC_SUBST(GST_PLAY_CFLAGS)
-AC_SUBST(GST_PLAY_INCLUDES)
+AC_SUBST(GST_PLAY_LIBS)
 
 AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_XMLTO, xmlto, true, false)
 AC_CHECK_PROG(HAVE_XMLCATALOG, xmlcatalog, true, false)