diff --git a/src/examples/ecore/meson.build b/src/examples/ecore/meson.build
index 46a3e9ffc9..197d88f083 100644
--- a/src/examples/ecore/meson.build
+++ b/src/examples/ecore/meson.build
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ if get_option('gstreamer') == true
   examples = [
     'ecore_pipe_gstreamer_example',
   ]
-
+  gstreamer = dependency('gstreamer-1.0')
   foreach example : examples
     executable(example, example + '.c', dependencies: [eina, ecore, gstreamer, ecore_file])
   endforeach
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore/meson.build b/src/lib/ecore/meson.build
index b34276c3cc..c8859439b2 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/ecore/meson.build
@@ -195,11 +195,6 @@ if get_option('g-mainloop') == true
   config_h.set('USE_G_MAIN_LOOP', '1')
 endif
 
-if get_option('gstreamer') == true
-  gstreamer = dependency('gstreamer-1.0')
-  ecore_deps += gstreamer
-endif
-
 if get_option('systemd') == true
   ecore_deps += systemd
 endif