diff --git a/tests/check/Makefile.am b/tests/check/Makefile.am
index 77e2d01802..698bad4734 100644
--- a/tests/check/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/check/Makefile.am
@@ -500,8 +500,8 @@ elements_audioresample_LDADD = \
 	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) \
 	$(LDADD)
 
-elements_textoverlay_LDADD = $(GST_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-@GST_API_VERSION@ $(LDADD)
-elements_textoverlay_CFLAGS = $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS)
+elements_textoverlay_LDADD = $(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/video/libgstvideo-@GST_API_VERSION@.la $(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(LDADD)
+elements_textoverlay_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(AM_CFLAGS)
 
 elements_volume_LDADD = \
 	$(top_builddir)/gst-libs/gst/audio/libgstaudio-@GST_API_VERSION@.la \