diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am
index 74cca7a571..4902b0b73a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/Makefile.am
@@ -49,9 +49,7 @@ libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@include_HEADERS = \
 
 libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) \
-	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/egl/libgstegl-$(GST_API_VERSION).la \
 	-lgstvideo-$(GST_API_VERSION) \
-	-lgstegl-$(GST_API_VERSION) \
 	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) \
 	$(GST_LIBS) \
 	$(GL_LIBS)
@@ -89,6 +87,7 @@ endif
 if USE_EGL
 libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_SOURCES += egl/gstglcontext_egl.c \
 	egl/gstgldisplay_egl.c
+libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD += $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/egl/libgstegl-$(GST_API_VERSION).la
 libgstgl_@GST_API_VERSION@include_HEADERS += egl/gstgldisplay_egl.h
 noinst_HEADERS += egl/gstglcontext_egl.h
 endif