diff --git a/gst/dvdsub/Makefile.am b/gst/dvdsub/Makefile.am
index 2a71a2d80a..ba0f71472e 100644
--- a/gst/dvdsub/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst/dvdsub/Makefile.am
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstdvdsub.la
 
 libgstdvdsub_la_SOURCES = gstdvdsubdec.c gstdvdsubparse.c
-libgstdvdsub_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
-libgstdvdsub_la_LIBADD = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) $(GST_LIBS)
+libgstdvdsub_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) \
+	$(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
+libgstdvdsub_la_LIBADD = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) \
+	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS)
 libgstdvdsub_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 libgstdvdsub_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static