diff --git a/tests/examples/overlaycomposition/Makefile.am b/tests/examples/overlaycomposition/Makefile.am
index f9ecdc3da4..e4e3e6fdad 100644
--- a/tests/examples/overlaycomposition/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/examples/overlaycomposition/Makefile.am
@@ -2,4 +2,4 @@ noinst_PROGRAMS = overlaycomposition
 
 overlaycomposition_SOURCES = overlaycomposition.c
 overlaycomposition_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(GIO_CFLAGS)
-overlaycomposition_LDADD = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-$(GST_API_VERSION) $(GST_LIBS) $(GIO_LIBS) $(LIBM)
+overlaycomposition_LDADD = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/video/libgstvideo-@GST_API_VERSION@.la $(GST_LIBS) $(GIO_LIBS) $(LIBM)