diff --git a/ext/faad/Makefile.am b/ext/faad/Makefile.am
index 01a31d5289..5e2b653f84 100644
--- a/ext/faad/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/faad/Makefile.am
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstfaad.la
 
 libgstfaad_la_SOURCES = gstfaad.c
-libgstfaad_la_CFLAGS = $(FAAD_CFLAGS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS)
-libgstfaad_la_LIBADD = $(FAAD_LIBS) $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) \
-	-lgstaudio-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
+libgstfaad_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) \
+	$(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(FAAD_CFLAGS)
+libgstfaad_la_LIBADD = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstaudio-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
+	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(FAAD_LIBS)
 libgstfaad_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 libgstfaad_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static