diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile.am
index ac9712d0c1..72e344452a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/app/Makefile.am
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ GstApp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.gir: $(INTROSPECTION_SCANNER) libgstapp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@
 		$(gir_cincludes) \
 		-I$(top_srcdir)/gst-libs \
 		-I$(top_builddir)/gst-libs \
-		--add-include-path=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=girdir gstreamer-`@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
-		--add-include-path=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=girdir gstreamer-base-`@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
+		--add-include-path=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=girdir gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@` \
+		--add-include-path=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=girdir gstreamer-base-@GST_MAJORMINOR@` \
 		--library=libgstapp-@GST_MAJORMINOR@.la \
 		--include=Gst-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
 		--include=GstBase-@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ typelibs_DATA = $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES:.gir=.typelib)
 		$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER) \
 		--includedir=$(srcdir) \
 		--includedir=$(builddir) \
-		--includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=girdir gstreamer-`@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
-		--includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=girdir gstreamer-base-`@GST_MAJORMINOR@ \
+		--includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=girdir gstreamer-@GST_MAJORMINOR@` \
+		--includedir=`$(PKG_CONFIG) --variable=girdir gstreamer-base-@GST_MAJORMINOR@` \
 		$(INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_OPTS) $< -o $(@F)
 
 CLEANFILES += $(BUILT_GIRSOURCES) $(typelibs_DATA)