diff --git a/ext/gl/Makefile.am b/ext/gl/Makefile.am
index eb31aeb6c1..edec94c3a6 100644
--- a/ext/gl/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/gl/Makefile.am
@@ -160,6 +160,6 @@ libgstopengl_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(GRAPHENE_LIBS)
 
 libgstopengl_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
-libgstopengl_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LIBTOOLFLAGS) --tag=CC
+libgstopengl_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=CC
 
 
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/Makefile.am
index d43adcb711..f1a5265922 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/cocoa/Makefile.am
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@ libgstgl_cocoa_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(GST_LIB_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS)
 
-libgstgl_cocoa_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LIBTOOLFLAGS) --tag=CC
+libgstgl_cocoa_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=CC
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/eagl/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/gl/eagl/Makefile.am
index 5dae2ccd42..a020920126 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/eagl/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/eagl/Makefile.am
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ libgstgl_eagl_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(GST_LIB_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS)
 
-libgstgl_eagl_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LIBTOOLFLAGS) --tag=CC
+libgstgl_eagl_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=CC