diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
index afca9d1ba4..bca152fecd 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ lib_LTLIBRARIES = libgstbadvideo-@GST_API_VERSION@.la
 
 CLEANFILES =
 
+# headers we need but don't want installed
+noinst_HEADERS = \
+	gstvideoaggregatorpad.h \
+	gstvideoaggregator.h \
+	videoconvert.h \
+	gstcms.h
+
 libgstbadvideo_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_SOURCES = \
 	videoconvert.c gstvideoaggregator.c gstcms.c
 
@@ -18,7 +25,8 @@ libgstbadvideo_@GST_API_VERSION@include_HEADERS = \
 nodist_libgstbadvideo_@GST_API_VERSION@include_HEADERS = $(built_headers)
 
 libgstbadvideo_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(ORC_CFLAGS) -I$(top_builddir)/gst-libs
-libgstbadvideo_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(ORC_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_API_VERSION)
+libgstbadvideo_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(ORC_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_API_VERSION)\
+	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/base/libgstbadbase-$(GST_API_VERSION).la
 libgstbadvideo_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_LIB_LDFLAGS) $(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS) $(GST_LT_LDFLAGS)
 
 noinst_HEADERS = gstcms.h videoconvert.h