diff --git a/pkgconfig/Makefile.am b/pkgconfig/Makefile.am
index 804a8fde1e..5be7145f67 100644
--- a/pkgconfig/Makefile.am
+++ b/pkgconfig/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ pcverfiles =  \
 	gstreamer-sdp-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc \
 	gstreamer-tag-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc \
 	gstreamer-video-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc \
-	gstreamer-gl-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc \
 	gstreamer-plugins-base-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc
 pcverfiles_uninstalled = \
 	gstreamer-allocators-@GST_API_VERSION@-uninstalled.pc \
@@ -25,9 +24,13 @@ pcverfiles_uninstalled = \
 	gstreamer-sdp-@GST_API_VERSION@-uninstalled.pc \
 	gstreamer-tag-@GST_API_VERSION@-uninstalled.pc \
 	gstreamer-video-@GST_API_VERSION@-uninstalled.pc \
-	gstreamer-gl-@GST_API_VERSION@-uninstalled.pc \
 	gstreamer-plugins-base-@GST_API_VERSION@-uninstalled.pc
 
+if HAVE_GST_GL
+pcverfiles += gstreamer-gl-@GST_API_VERSION@.pc
+pcverfiles_uninstalled += gstreamer-gl-@GST_API_VERSION@-uninstalled.pc
+endif
+
 all-local: $(pcverfiles) $(pcverfiles_uninstalled)
 
 cp_verbose = $(cp_verbose_$(V))