diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-python/Config.in b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-python/Config.in
index 791562fea8..2f34984020 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-python/Config.in
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-python/Config.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PYTHON
 	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_USES_GLIBC # gobject-introspection
 	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3 # gobject-introspection
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_GST1_PLUGINS_BASE
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_GOBJECT
 	help
diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-python/gst1-python.mk b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-python/gst1-python.mk
index 228665333b..9ec50f0851 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gst1-python/gst1-python.mk
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gst1-python/gst1-python.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ GST1_PYTHON_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 GST1_PYTHON_LICENSE = LGPL-2.1+
 
 GST1_PYTHON_DEPENDENCIES = \
+	gst1-plugins-base \
 	gstreamer1 \
 	python-gobject