diff --git a/sys/directdraw/Makefile.am b/sys/directdraw/Makefile.am
index 999f026ebb..3fa5e85fd9 100644
--- a/sys/directdraw/Makefile.am
+++ b/sys/directdraw/Makefile.am
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstdirectdrawsink.la
 
 libgstdirectdrawsink_la_SOURCES =  gstdirectdrawsink.c gstdirectdrawplugin.c
 libgstdirectdrawsink_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) \
-	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS)
+	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(DIRECTDRAW_CFLAGS)
 libgstdirectdrawsink_la_LIBADD = $(DIRECTDRAW_LIBS) \
 	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) \
 	-lgstinterfaces-$(GST_MAJORMINOR)
-libgstdirectdrawsink_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
+libgstdirectdrawsink_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS) $(DIRECTDRAW_LDFLAGS)