diff --git a/ext/libpng/Makefile.am b/ext/libpng/Makefile.am
index 7f80d860d0..712df09ad2 100644
--- a/ext/libpng/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/libpng/Makefile.am
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstpng.la
 
 libgstpng_la_SOURCES = gstpng.c gstpngenc.c gstpngdec.c
-libgstpng_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(LIBPNG_CFLAGS)
+libgstpng_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_BASE_CFLAGS) $(GST_CFLAGS) $(LIBPNG_CFLAGS)
 libgstpng_la_LIBADD = $(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) -lgstvideo-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-	$(GST_LIBS) $(LIBPNG_LIBS)
+	$(GST_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_LIBS) $(LIBPNG_LIBS)
 libgstpng_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
 libgstpng_la_LIBTOOLFLAGS = $(GST_PLUGIN_LIBTOOLFLAGS)