diff --git a/bridge/Makefile.am b/bridge/Makefile.am
index 6e10d7ac..385c33e8 100644
--- a/bridge/Makefile.am
+++ b/bridge/Makefile.am
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ AM_CFLAGS = \
     -Wall \
     -Wextra \
     -Werror \
-    -pedantic \
     $(DEBUG_CFLAGS)
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libopenwebrtc_bridge.la
@@ -37,7 +36,8 @@ libopenwebrtc_bridge_la_LDFLAGS = -export-dynamic
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = daemon
 daemon_SOURCES = daemon.c
-daemon_LDFLAGS = -static -export-dynamic $(SEED_LIBS) libopenwebrtc_bridge.la
+daemon_LDFLAGS = -static -export-dynamic $(SEED_LIBS)
+daemon_LDADD = libopenwebrtc_bridge.la
 
 includedir = $(prefix)/include/owr
 include_HEADERS = \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 11ec1b50..cf624d17 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -11,18 +11,19 @@ AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([1.11 -Wno-portability])
 AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])
 
 AC_PROG_CC
+AC_PROG_CC_STDC
 
 LT_INIT
 
 LIBOPENWEBRTC_CFLAGS="-DGLIB_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED=GLIB_VERSION_2_32 -DGLIB_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED=GLIB_VERSION_2_32 -DGLIB_DISABLE_DEPRECATION_WARNINGS"
 AC_SUBST(LIBOPENWEBRTC_CFLAGS)
 
+GST_REQUIRED=1.4
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GLIB, [glib-2.0, gobject-2.0, gmodule-2.0, gthread-2.0])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GSTREAMER, [gstreamer-1.0 >= 1.0.10 gstreamer-rtp-1.0 >= 1.0.10])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(NICE, [nice >= 0.1.4])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GSTREAMER, [gstreamer-1.0 >= $GST_REQUIRED gstreamer-rtp-1.0 >= $GST_REQUIRED gstreamer-video-1.0 >= $GST_REQUIRED gstreamer-app-1.0 >= $GST_REQUIRED])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(NICE, [nice >= 0.1.7.1])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ORC, [orc-0.4])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SEED, [seed])
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(OPENWEBRTC_GST_PLUGINS, [openwebrtc-gst-plugins])
 
 # check for gobject-introspection
 m4_ifdef([GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION_CHECK], [
diff --git a/local/Makefile.am b/local/Makefile.am
index 10a4a1d0..4bab4a76 100644
--- a/local/Makefile.am
+++ b/local/Makefile.am
@@ -9,11 +9,9 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
     -I$(top_srcdir)/owr
 
 AM_CFLAGS = \
-    -ansi \
     -Wall \
     -Wextra \
-    -Werror \
-    -pedantic
+    -Werror
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libopenwebrtc_local.la
 
diff --git a/local/owr_local_media_source.c b/local/owr_local_media_source.c
index ec2c9e33..d03e3d23 100644
--- a/local/owr_local_media_source.c
+++ b/local/owr_local_media_source.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ static GstPad *owr_local_media_source_get_pad(OwrMediaSource *media_source, GstC
     OwrLocalMediaSource *local_source;
     OwrLocalMediaSourcePrivate *priv;
     GstElement *source_bin, *post_tee_bin;
-    GstElement *source, *capsfilter = NULL, *tee;
+    GstElement *source = NULL, *capsfilter = NULL, *tee;
     GstPad *ghostpad = NULL;
     gchar *pad_name;
     OwrMediaType media_type = OWR_MEDIA_TYPE_UNKNOWN;
diff --git a/owr/Makefile.am b/owr/Makefile.am
index 1df399e5..89a60920 100644
--- a/owr/Makefile.am
+++ b/owr/Makefile.am
@@ -8,11 +8,9 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
     $(GSTREAMER_CFLAGS)
 
 AM_CFLAGS = \
-    -ansi \
     -Wall \
     -Wextra \
     -Werror \
-    -pedantic \
     $(DEBUG_CFLAGS)
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libopenwebrtc.la
diff --git a/transport/Makefile.am b/transport/Makefile.am
index 17061eb2..a050421b 100644
--- a/transport/Makefile.am
+++ b/transport/Makefile.am
@@ -11,11 +11,9 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = \
     -I$(top_srcdir)/owr
 
 AM_CFLAGS = \
-    -ansi \
     -Wall \
     -Wextra \
     -Werror \
-    -pedantic \
     $(DEBUG_CFLAGS)
 
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libopenwebrtc_transport.la
diff --git a/transport/owr_candidate.c b/transport/owr_candidate.c
index ec6d91b4..5605a200 100644
--- a/transport/owr_candidate.c
+++ b/transport/owr_candidate.c
@@ -230,12 +230,12 @@ static void owr_candidate_class_init(OwrCandidateClass *klass)
         OWR_CANDIDATE_TYPE_HOST, OWR_CANDIDATE_TYPE_RELAY, OWR_CANDIDATE_TYPE_HOST,
         G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
-    obj_properties[PROP_COMPONENT_TYPE] = g_param_spec_uint("component_type", "Component type",
+    obj_properties[PROP_COMPONENT_TYPE] = g_param_spec_uint("component-type", "Component type",
         "The stream component type (RTP/RTCP)",
         OWR_COMPONENT_TYPE_RTP, OWR_COMPONENT_TYPE_RTCP, OWR_COMPONENT_TYPE_RTP,
         G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT_ONLY | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
 
-    obj_properties[PROP_TRANSPORT_TYPE] = g_param_spec_uint("transport_type", "Transport type",
+    obj_properties[PROP_TRANSPORT_TYPE] = g_param_spec_uint("transport-type", "Transport type",
         "The transport type (UDP or TCP (active/passive/simultaneous open))",
         OWR_TRANSPORT_TYPE_UDP, OWR_TRANSPORT_TYPE_TCP_SO, OWR_TRANSPORT_TYPE_UDP,
         G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);