diff --git a/tests/check/Makefile.am b/tests/check/Makefile.am
index 7aa9f8e212..e3fffa2585 100644
--- a/tests/check/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/check/Makefile.am
@@ -541,7 +541,8 @@ orc/audiomixer.c: $(top_srcdir)/gst/audiomixer/gstaudiomixerorc.orc
 
 libs_gstglcontext_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/gl/libgstgl-@GST_API_VERSION@.la \
-	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(LDADD)
+	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_API_VERSION) \
+	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(LDADD)
 
 libs_gstglcontext_CFLAGS = \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BAD_CFLAGS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) \