diff --git a/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-examples_1.26.3.bb b/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-examples_1.26.3.bb
index 8835b7d97b..df8fd4bd26 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-examples_1.26.3.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/gst-examples_1.26.3.bb
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ S = "${UNPACKDIR}/${BP}/subprojects/gst-examples"
 
 inherit meson pkgconfig features_check
 
+# gtk-play has runtime errors otherwise
+TARGET_LDFLAGS += "-rdynamic"
+
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_GITTAGREGEX = "^(?P<pver>\d+\.(\d*[02468])+(\.\d+)+)"
 
 ANY_OF_DISTRO_FEATURES = "${GTK3DISTROFEATURES}"