diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am
index fcf788f686..46df5cdbec 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ GstGL-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstgl-@GST_API_VERSION@
 		--pkg gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg gstreamer-video-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg-export gstreamer-gl-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-		--add-init-section="gst_init(NULL,NULL);" \
+		--add-init-section="$(INTROSPECTION_INIT)" \
 		-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API \
 		--output $@ \
 		$(gir_headers) \
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/insertbin/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/insertbin/Makefile.am
index d4d331caff..8368f41b06 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/insertbin/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/insertbin/Makefile.am
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ GstInsertBin-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstinsertbin-@GS
 		--pkg gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg-export gstreamer-insertbin-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-		--add-init-section="gst_init(NULL,NULL);" \
+		--add-init-section="$(INTROSPECTION_INIT)" \
 		-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API \
 		--output $@ \
 		$(gir_headers) \
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/Makefile.am
index 2511d49f64..cd8b8ad409 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/Makefile.am
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ GstMpegts-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstmpegts-@GST_API_
 		--pkg gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg gstreamer-video-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg-export gstreamer-mpegts-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-		--add-init-section="gst_init(NULL,NULL);" \
+		--add-init-section="$(INTROSPECTION_INIT)" \
 		-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API \
 		--output $@ \
 		$(gir_headers) \
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/player/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/player/Makefile.am
index 60e8ecfdd3..4769fa85a7 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/player/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/player/Makefile.am
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ GstPlayer-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstplayer-@GST_API_
 		--pkg gstreamer-tag-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg gstreamer-pbutils-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg-export gstreamer-player-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-		--add-init-section="gst_init(NULL,NULL);" \
+		--add-init-section="$(INTROSPECTION_INIT)" \
 		--output $@ \
 		$(gir_headers) \
 		$(gir_sources)