diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
index d8396f0875..d8191f8b56 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-testprogs = object element pad element_pad bin 
+# GstObject is no longer instantiatable in glib2
+testprogs = element pad element_pad bin 
 
-object_SOURCES = object.c mem.c
 element_SOURCES = element.c mem.c
 pad_SOURCES = pad.c mem.c
 element_pad_SOURCES = element_pad.c mem.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ TESTS = $(testprogs)
 
 check_PROGRAMS = $(testprogs)
 
-EXTRA_DIST = thread.c
+EXTRA_DIST = thread.c object.c
 
 noinst_HEADERS = mem.h
 
diff --git a/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am b/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
index d8396f0875..d8191f8b56 100644
--- a/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/refcounting/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-testprogs = object element pad element_pad bin 
+# GstObject is no longer instantiatable in glib2
+testprogs = element pad element_pad bin 
 
-object_SOURCES = object.c mem.c
 element_SOURCES = element.c mem.c
 pad_SOURCES = pad.c mem.c
 element_pad_SOURCES = element_pad.c mem.c
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ TESTS = $(testprogs)
 
 check_PROGRAMS = $(testprogs)
 
-EXTRA_DIST = thread.c
+EXTRA_DIST = thread.c object.c
 
 noinst_HEADERS = mem.h