diff --git a/tests/check/Makefile.am b/tests/check/Makefile.am
index fd96c15565..64cf294996 100644
--- a/tests/check/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/check/Makefile.am
@@ -345,11 +345,9 @@ libs_audiocdsrc_LDADD = \
 libs_baseaudiovisualizer_SOURCES = libs/baseaudiovisualizer.c
 libs_baseaudiovisualizer_CFLAGS = \
         $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) \
-        $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CONTROLLER_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS)
+        $(GST_CFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS)
 libs_baseaudiovisualizer_LDADD = \
-        $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/audio/libgstaudio-@GST_API_VERSION@.la \
-        $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/video/libgstvideo-@GST_API_VERSION@.la \
-        $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_CONTROLLER_LIBS) \
+        $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/libgstpbutils-@GST_API_VERSION@.la \
         $(GST_LIBS) $(LDADD)
 
 libs_discoverer_CFLAGS = \
diff --git a/tests/check/libs/baseaudiovisualizer.c b/tests/check/libs/baseaudiovisualizer.c
index 2fc1a28087..70d7264a71 100644
--- a/tests/check/libs/baseaudiovisualizer.c
+++ b/tests/check/libs/baseaudiovisualizer.c
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@
  * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  */
 
-#include "../../gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstaudiovisualizer.c"
 #undef GST_CAT_DEFAULT
 
 #include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
+#include <gst/pbutils/gstaudiovisualizer.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
 /* dummy subclass for testing */