diff --git a/ext/voaacenc/Makefile.am b/ext/voaacenc/Makefile.am
index 7506490e61..69bcdf6796 100644
--- a/ext/voaacenc/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/voaacenc/Makefile.am
@@ -4,9 +4,17 @@ libgstvoaacenc_la_SOURCES = \
 	gstvoaac.c \
 	gstvoaacenc.c 
 
-libgstvoaacenc_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(VOAACENC_CFLAGS)
-libgstvoaacenc_la_LIBADD = -lgstaudio-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) \
-													 $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(VOAACENC_LIBS)
+libgstvoaacenc_la_CFLAGS = \
+	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) \
+	$(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) \
+	$(GST_CFLAGS) \
+	$(VOAACENC_CFLAGS)
+libgstvoaacenc_la_LIBADD = \
+	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) \
+	-lgstaudio-$(GST_MAJORMINOR) \
+	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) \
+	$(GST_LIBS) \
+	$(VOAACENC_LIBS)
 libgstvoaacenc_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 libgstvoaacenc_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = --tag=disable-static