diff --git a/package/gstreamer1/gstreamer1/gstreamer1.mk b/package/gstreamer1/gstreamer1/gstreamer1.mk
index d5982f9db4..265afa0c9b 100644
--- a/package/gstreamer1/gstreamer1/gstreamer1.mk
+++ b/package/gstreamer1/gstreamer1/gstreamer1.mk
@@ -36,4 +36,14 @@ GSTREAMER1_CONF_OPTS = \
 
 GSTREAMER1_DEPENDENCIES = libglib2 host-pkgconf host-bison host-flex
 
+# gstreamer-1.6 changed the location of its gstconfig.h file,
+# and unfortunately, not all (by far!) consumers have been
+# updated to look in the correct location.
+# Add a symlink to the legacy location
+define GSTREAMER1_LEGACY_CGSTCONFIG_H
+	ln -sf $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0/include/gst/gstconfig.h \
+	       $(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include/gstreamer-1.0/gst/gstconfig.h
+endef
+GSTREAMER1_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += GSTREAMER1_LEGACY_CGSTCONFIG_H
+
 $(eval $(autotools-package))