diff --git a/examples/autoplug/Makefile.am b/examples/autoplug/Makefile.am
index e69de29bb2..4b661a3d5a 100644
--- a/examples/autoplug/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/autoplug/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+bin_PROGRAMS = autoplug
+
+LDADD = $(GLIB_LIBS) $(GTK_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/gst/libgst.la
+INCLUDES = $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(GTK_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/autoplug/Makefile.am b/tests/old/examples/autoplug/Makefile.am
index e69de29bb2..4b661a3d5a 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/autoplug/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/examples/autoplug/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+bin_PROGRAMS = autoplug
+
+LDADD = $(GLIB_LIBS) $(GTK_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/gst/libgst.la
+INCLUDES = $(GLIB_CFLAGS) $(GTK_CFLAGS) -I$(top_srcdir)