diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b26bb62090..df3f49e9fd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ GST_INT_CFLAGS="-I\$(top_srcdir)/libs -I\$(top_srcdir)/include"
 AC_SUBST(GST_CFLAGS, "$LIBGST_CFLAGS $GST_INT_CFLAGS")
 AC_SUBST(GST_LIBS, "$LIBGST_LIBS $GST_INT_LIBS")
 
+GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS='-module -avoid-version'
+AC_SUBST(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
+
 AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(libs/ext/cothreads)
 
 dnl ##################################################
diff --git a/gst/autoplug/Makefile.am b/gst/autoplug/Makefile.am
index d23cc8d11f..73380e0fac 100644
--- a/gst/autoplug/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/autoplug/Makefile.am
@@ -10,27 +10,27 @@ plugin_LTLIBRARIES = \
 libgststaticautoplug_la_SOURCES = gststaticautoplug.c 
 libgststaticautoplug_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgststaticautoplug_la_LIBADD =
-libgststaticautoplug_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_LT_LDFLAGS@
+libgststaticautoplug_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 libgststaticautoplugrender_la_SOURCES = gststaticautoplugrender.c
 libgststaticautoplugrender_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgststaticautoplugrender_la_LIBADD =
-libgststaticautoplugrender_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_LT_LDFLAGS@
+libgststaticautoplugrender_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 libgstautoplugcache_la_SOURCES = gstautoplugcache.c
 libgstautoplugcache_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgstautoplugcache_la_LIBADD =
-libgstautoplugcache_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_LT_LDFLAGS@
+libgstautoplugcache_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 libgstautoplugger_la_SOURCES = gstautoplugger.c
 libgstautoplugger_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgstautoplugger_la_LIBADD =
-libgstautoplugger_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_LT_LDFLAGS@
+libgstautoplugger_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 libgstspider_la_SOURCES = gstspider.c gstspideridentity.c gstsearchfuncs.c
 libgstspider_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgstspider_la_LIBADD =
-libgstspider_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_LT_LDFLAGS@
+libgstspider_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 noinst_HEADERS = gststaticautoplug.h gststaticautoplugrender.h \
 	gstspider.h gstspideridentity.h gstsearchfuncs.h
diff --git a/gst/elements/Makefile.am b/gst/elements/Makefile.am
index d9e68fb0b5..dc8dc4728c 100644
--- a/gst/elements/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/elements/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ libgstelements_la_SOURCES =	\
 	gstmd5sink.c
 libgstelements_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgstelements_la_LIBADD =
-libgstelements_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS) @GST_LT_LDFLAGS@
+libgstelements_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 noinst_HEADERS =		\
 	gstfakesrc.h		\
diff --git a/gst/schedulers/Makefile.am b/gst/schedulers/Makefile.am
index 36bc761940..f7abe84311 100644
--- a/gst/schedulers/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/schedulers/Makefile.am
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstbasicscheduler.la libgststandardscheduler.la
 libgstbasicscheduler_la_SOURCES = gstbasicscheduler.c 
 libgstbasicscheduler_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgstbasicscheduler_la_LIBADD = ../libcothreads.la
-libgstbasicscheduler_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_LT_LDFLAGS@
+libgstbasicscheduler_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 libgststandardscheduler_la_SOURCES = gststandardscheduler.c 
 libgststandardscheduler_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)/libs/ext/cothreads
 libgststandardscheduler_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/libs/ext/cothreads/cothreads/libcothreads-gthreads.la
-libgststandardscheduler_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_LT_LDFLAGS@
+libgststandardscheduler_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 ## this is a REALLY evil hack 
 ## but we need to keep it as long as we have libs/gst and libs/ext
diff --git a/gst/types/Makefile.am b/gst/types/Makefile.am
index 0ff45c38d8..95b69162a5 100644
--- a/gst/types/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/types/Makefile.am
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgsttypes.la
 libgsttypes_la_SOURCES = gsttypes.c
 libgsttypes_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgsttypes_la_LIBADD =
-libgsttypes_la_LDFLAGS = @GST_LT_LDFLAGS@
+libgsttypes_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/plugins/elements/Makefile.am b/plugins/elements/Makefile.am
index d9e68fb0b5..dc8dc4728c 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/elements/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ libgstelements_la_SOURCES =	\
 	gstmd5sink.c
 libgstelements_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
 libgstelements_la_LIBADD =
-libgstelements_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS) @GST_LT_LDFLAGS@
+libgstelements_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 
 noinst_HEADERS =		\
 	gstfakesrc.h		\