diff --git a/ext/gl/Makefile.am b/ext/gl/Makefile.am
index edec94c3a6..adeadbf607 100644
--- a/ext/gl/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/gl/Makefile.am
@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ libgstopengl_la_CFLAGS = \
 
 libgstopengl_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/gl/libgstgl-$(GST_API_VERSION).la \
-	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/base/libgstbadbase-$(GST_API_VERSION).la \
 	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/video/libgstbadvideo-$(GST_API_VERSION).la \
 	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_API_VERSION) \
diff --git a/ext/gl/meson.build b/ext/gl/meson.build
index 78a1a9d49c..a3b3279648 100644
--- a/ext/gl/meson.build
+++ b/ext/gl/meson.build
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ if build_gstgl and gstgl_dep.found()
     c_args : gst_plugins_bad_args + opengl_defines,
     link_args : noseh_link_args,
     include_directories : [configinc],
-    dependencies : [gstgl_dep, gstbadvideo_dep, gstbadbase_dep, gstvideo_dep,
+    dependencies : [gstgl_dep, gstbadvideo_dep, gstvideo_dep,
                     gstbase_dep, gstcontroller_dep, libm] + optional_deps,
     install : true,
     install_dir : plugins_install_dir,