diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am
index 13a67eb4ed..9f3745ca2e 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(X_LIBS) $(GL_LIBS)
 
 libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_CFLAGS = \
-	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
+	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs/gst/freeglut
 
 libgstgl_@GST_MAJORMINOR@_la_LDFLAGS = \
 	$(GST_LIB_LDFLAGS) $(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS) $(GST_LT_LDFLAGS)
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h
index 0385880e4a..abb4bcc63a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstgldisplay.h
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #define __GST_GL_H__
 
 #include <GL/glew.h>
-#include <GL/freeglut.h>
+#include <gstfreeglut.h>
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gst/video/video.h>