diff --git a/ext/dash/Makefile.am b/ext/dash/Makefile.am
index 66f225491b..5197c34f00 100644
--- a/ext/dash/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/dash/Makefile.am
@@ -32,5 +32,5 @@ libgstdashdemux_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(GIO_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBXML2_LIBS)
 libgstdashdemux_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
-libgstdashdemux_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static
+libgstdashdemux_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LIBTOOLFLAGS)
 
diff --git a/ext/smoothstreaming/Makefile.am b/ext/smoothstreaming/Makefile.am
index a5e1ad6aed..dbd7d50e85 100644
--- a/ext/smoothstreaming/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/smoothstreaming/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ libgstsmoothstreaming_la_SOURCES = gstsmoothstreaming-plugin.c \
 	gstmssdemux.c \
 	gstmssfragmentparser.c \
 	gstmssmanifest.c
-libgstsmoothstreaming_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static
+libgstsmoothstreaming_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LIBTOOLFLAGS)
 
 noinst_HEADERS = gstmssdemux.h \
 	gstmssfragmentparser.h \