diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 4c1d56ca00..2100ae3896 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ esac],
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(plugin-srcdir,
 [  --enable-plugin-srcdir       allow tests/demos to use non-installed plugins ],
 [case "${enableval}" in
-  yes) plugins_use_srcdir=yes ;;
-  no)  plugins_use_srcdir=no ;;
+  yes) PLUGINS_USE_SRCDIR=yes ;;
+  no)  PLUGINS_USE_SRCDIR=no ;;
   *) AC_MSG_ERROR(bad value ${enableval} for --enable-plugin-srcdir) ;;
 esac], 
-[plugins_use_srcdir=yes]) dnl Default value
+[PLUGINS_USE_SRCDIR=yes]) dnl Default value
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug,
 [  --enable-debug               spews lots of useless info at runtime],
diff --git a/gst/elements/Makefile.am b/gst/elements/Makefile.am
index 08b0bb5b1b..a455576b99 100644
--- a/gst/elements/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/elements/Makefile.am
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ noinst_HEADERS =		\
 	gstqueue.h		\
 	gstsinesrc.h
 
-libgstelements_la_LIBADD = $(GLIB_LIBS) $(GTK_LIBS)
+libgstelements_la_LIBADD = $(GLIB_LIBS) $(GTK_LIBS) $(GHTTP_LIBS)
 libgstelements_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(STREAMER_CURRENT):$(STREAMER_REVISION):$(STREAMER_AGE)
diff --git a/plugins/elements/Makefile.am b/plugins/elements/Makefile.am
index 08b0bb5b1b..a455576b99 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/Makefile.am
+++ b/plugins/elements/Makefile.am
@@ -38,5 +38,5 @@ noinst_HEADERS =		\
 	gstqueue.h		\
 	gstsinesrc.h
 
-libgstelements_la_LIBADD = $(GLIB_LIBS) $(GTK_LIBS)
+libgstelements_la_LIBADD = $(GLIB_LIBS) $(GTK_LIBS) $(GHTTP_LIBS)
 libgstelements_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(STREAMER_CURRENT):$(STREAMER_REVISION):$(STREAMER_AGE)