diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile.am
index 9e40db33cf..8f3bb59dc9 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile.am
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ GstApp-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstapp-@GST_API_VERSIO
 		--pkg gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg-export gstreamer-app-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-		--add-init-section="gst_init(NULL,NULL);" \
+		--add-init-section="$(INTROSPECTION_INIT)" \
 		--output $@ \
 		$(gir_headers) \
 		$(gir_sources)
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/audio/Makefile.am
index cd39fd490f..275d22227c 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/Makefile.am
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ GstAudio-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstaudio-@GST_API_VE
 		--pkg gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg-export gstreamer-audio-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-		--add-init-section="gst_init(NULL,NULL);" \
+		--add-init-section="$(INTROSPECTION_INIT)" \
 		--output $@ \
 		$(gir_headers) \
 		$(gir_sources)
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/Makefile.am
index 34553c1bda..64d5eb0876 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/Makefile.am
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ GstPbutils-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstpbutils-@GST_AP
 		--pkg gstreamer-video-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg gstreamer-audio-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg-export gstreamer-pbutils-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-		--add-init-section="gst_init(NULL,NULL);" \
+		--add-init-section="$(INTROSPECTION_INIT)" \
 		--output $@ \
 		$(gir_headers) \
 		$(gir_sources)
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/riff/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/riff/Makefile.am
index cbff0852ba..83d83cb97c 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/riff/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/riff/Makefile.am
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ libgstriff_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_LIB_LDFLAGS) $(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS)
 #		--pkg gstreamer-tag-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 #		--pkg gstreamer-audio-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 #		--pkg-export gstreamer-riff-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-#		--add-init-section="gst_init(NULL,NULL);" \
+#		--add-init-section="$(INTROSPECTION_INIT)" \
 #		--output $@ \
 #		$(gir_headers) \
 #		$(gir_sources)
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtp/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/rtp/Makefile.am
index 613cc12fea..fdd01c121a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtp/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtp/Makefile.am
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ GstRtp-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstrtp-@GST_API_VERSIO
 		--pkg gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg-export gstreamer-rtp-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-		--add-init-section="gst_init(NULL,NULL);" \
+		--add-init-section="$(INTROSPECTION_INIT)" \
 		--output $@ \
 		$(gir_headers) \
 		$(gir_sources)
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/Makefile.am
index ce990fea7f..ede5706c9d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/rtsp/Makefile.am
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ GstRtsp-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstrtsp-@GST_API_VERS
 		--pkg gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg gstreamer-sdp-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg-export gstreamer-rtsp-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-		--add-init-section="gst_init(NULL,NULL);" \
+		--add-init-section="$(INTROSPECTION_INIT)" \
 		--output $@ \
 		$(gir_headers) \
 		$(gir_sources)
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/tag/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/tag/Makefile.am
index 2c404a9722..c534a4d929 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/tag/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/tag/Makefile.am
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ GstTag-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgsttag-@GST_API_VERSIO
 		--pkg gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg-export gstreamer-tag-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-		--add-init-section="gst_init(NULL,NULL);" \
+		--add-init-section="$(INTROSPECTION_INIT)" \
 		--output $@ \
 		$(gir_headers) \
 		$(gir_sources)
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
index 8200b005e9..72b436a5ff 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/Makefile.am
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ GstVideo-@GST_API_VERSION@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstvideo-@GST_API_VE
 		--pkg gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg gstreamer-base-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
 		--pkg-export gstreamer-video-@GST_API_VERSION@ \
-		--add-init-section="gst_init(NULL,NULL);" \
+		--add-init-section="$(INTROSPECTION_INIT)" \
 		--output $@ \
 		$(gir_headers) \
 		$(gir_sources)