diff --git a/docs/libs/Makefile.am b/docs/libs/Makefile.am
index dabbefea9a..940bb8e980 100644
--- a/docs/libs/Makefile.am
+++ b/docs/libs/Makefile.am
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ DOC_MAIN_SGML_FILE=$(DOC_MODULE)-docs.sgml
 DOC_SOURCE_DIR=$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs/gst
 
 # Extra options to supply to gtkdoc-scan.
-SCAN_OPTIONS=--deprecated-guards="GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED"
+SCAN_OPTIONS=--deprecated-guards="GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED" \
+  --ignore-decorators="GST_API|GST_BASE_API|GST_CHECK_API|GST_CONTROLLER_API|GST_NET_API|GST_ALLOCATORS_API|GST_APP_API|GST_AUDIO_API|GST_FFT_API|GST_GL_API|GST_PBUTILS_API|GST_RIFF_API|GST_RTP_API|GST_RTSP_API|GST_SDP_API|GST_TAG_API|GST_VIDEO_API"
 
 # Extra options to supply to gtkdoc-mkdb.
 MKDB_OPTIONS=--sgml-mode  --output-format=xml
diff --git a/docs/libs/meson.build b/docs/libs/meson.build
index fcfe81be43..55ce7f2b1d 100644
--- a/docs/libs/meson.build
+++ b/docs/libs/meson.build
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ gnome.gtkdoc('gst-plugins-base-libs',
   main_sgml : 'gst-plugins-base-libs-docs.sgml',
   src_dir : '@0@/../../gst-libs/gst'.format(meson.current_source_dir()),
   scan_args : ['--deprecated-guards=GST_DISABLE_DEPRECATED',
-               '--ignore-decorators=GST_EXPORT'],
+               '--ignore-decorators=GST_API|GST_BASE_API|GST_CHECK_API|GST_CONTROLLER_API|GST_NET_API|GST_ALLOCATORS_API|GST_APP_API|GST_AUDIO_API|GST_FFT_API|GST_GL_API|GST_PBUTILS_API|GST_RIFF_API|GST_RTP_API|GST_RTSP_API|GST_SDP_API|GST_TAG_API|GST_VIDEO_API'],
   ignore_headers : ignored_headers,
   scanobjs_args : ['--type-init-func=gst_init(NULL,NULL)'],
   gobject_typesfile : types,