diff --git a/tests/examples/gl/gtk/3dvideo/meson.build b/tests/examples/gl/gtk/3dvideo/meson.build
index 4034f94acf..4c99dfddcf 100644
--- a/tests/examples/gl/gtk/3dvideo/meson.build
+++ b/tests/examples/gl/gtk/3dvideo/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 executable('3dvideo', ['main.cpp', 'mviewwidget.c'],
   cpp_args : [gst_plugins_base_args],
   include_directories: [configinc, libsinc],
-  dependencies : [gstgtkhelper_dep, gstgl_dep, video_dep, x11_dep],
+  dependencies : [gstgtkhelper_dep, gstgl_dep, x11_dep],
   install: false)
diff --git a/tests/examples/gl/gtk/filtervideooverlay/meson.build b/tests/examples/gl/gtk/filtervideooverlay/meson.build
index 9ca33a09e8..8964299065 100644
--- a/tests/examples/gl/gtk/filtervideooverlay/meson.build
+++ b/tests/examples/gl/gtk/filtervideooverlay/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 executable('filtervideooverlay', 'main.cpp',
   cpp_args : [gst_plugins_base_args],
   include_directories: [configinc, libsinc],
-  dependencies : [gstgtkhelper_dep, video_dep, x11_dep],
+  dependencies : [gstgtkhelper_dep, x11_dep],
   install: false)
 
diff --git a/tests/examples/gl/gtk/fxtest/meson.build b/tests/examples/gl/gtk/fxtest/meson.build
index 23cc7a63ba..0b5ceecf46 100644
--- a/tests/examples/gl/gtk/fxtest/meson.build
+++ b/tests/examples/gl/gtk/fxtest/meson.build
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 executable('fxtest', 'fxtest.c',
   c_args : [gst_plugins_base_args],
   include_directories: [configinc, libsinc],
-  dependencies : [gstgtkhelper_dep, video_dep, x11_dep],
+  dependencies : [gstgtkhelper_dep, x11_dep],
   install: false)
 
 executable('pixbufdrop', 'pixbufdrop.c',
   c_args : [gst_plugins_base_args],
   include_directories: [configinc, libsinc],
-  dependencies : [gstgtkhelper_dep, video_dep, x11_dep],
+  dependencies : [gstgtkhelper_dep, x11_dep],
   install: false)
diff --git a/tests/examples/gl/gtk/meson.build b/tests/examples/gl/gtk/meson.build
index 9d9a7d4a53..d019136337 100644
--- a/tests/examples/gl/gtk/meson.build
+++ b/tests/examples/gl/gtk/meson.build
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@ gstgtkhelper = static_library ('gstgtkhelper',
   ['gstgtk.c'],
   c_args : gst_plugins_base_args,
   include_directories : [configinc, libsinc],
-  dependencies : [gst_base_dep, gtk_dep],
+  dependencies : [gst_base_dep, video_dep, gtk_dep],
   install : false)
 
 gstgtkhelper_dep = declare_dependency(link_with: gstgtkhelper,
   compile_args : extra_args,
   include_directories : include_directories('.'),
-  dependencies : [gst_base_dep, gtk_dep])
+  dependencies : [gst_base_dep, video_dep, gtk_dep])
 
 subdir('filternovideooverlay')
 subdir('filtervideooverlay')
diff --git a/tests/examples/gl/gtk/switchvideooverlay/meson.build b/tests/examples/gl/gtk/switchvideooverlay/meson.build
index b804d0856c..b924e125f8 100644
--- a/tests/examples/gl/gtk/switchvideooverlay/meson.build
+++ b/tests/examples/gl/gtk/switchvideooverlay/meson.build
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 executable('switchvideooverlay', 'main.cpp',
   cpp_args : [gst_plugins_base_args],
   include_directories: [configinc, libsinc],
-  dependencies : [gstgtkhelper_dep, gstgl_dep, video_dep, x11_dep],
+  dependencies : [gstgtkhelper_dep, gstgl_dep, x11_dep],
   install: false)