diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/files/0001-gst-gstpluginloader.c-when-env-var-is-set-do-not-fal.patch b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/files/0001-gst-gstpluginloader.c-when-env-var-is-set-do-not-fal.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67a872c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/recipes-multimedia/gstreamer/files/0001-gst-gstpluginloader.c-when-env-var-is-set-do-not-fal.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+From a1d7c582392c8bc87fa9411af77b20e011944357 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Alexander Kanavin <alex.kanavin@gmail.com>
+Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2018 17:55:02 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] gst/gstpluginloader.c: when env var is set do not fall
+ through to system plugin scanner
+
+If we set a custom GST_PLUGIN_SCANNER env var, then we probably want to use that and only that.
+
+Falling through to the one installed on the system is problamatic in cross-compilation
+environemnts, regardless of whether one pointed to by the env var succeeded or failed.
+
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+Signed-off-by: Alexander Kanavin <alex.kanavin@gmail.com>
+---
+ gst/gstpluginloader.c | 4 +---
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/gst/gstpluginloader.c b/gst/gstpluginloader.c
+index 430829d..3a75731 100644
+--- a/gst/gstpluginloader.c
++++ b/gst/gstpluginloader.c
+@@ -471,9 +471,7 @@ gst_plugin_loader_spawn (GstPluginLoader * loader)
+     helper_bin = g_strdup (env);
+     res = gst_plugin_loader_try_helper (loader, helper_bin);
+     g_free (helper_bin);
+-  }
+-
+-  if (!res) {
++  } else {
+     GST_LOG ("Trying installed plugin scanner");
+ 
+ #ifdef G_OS_WIN32
+-- 
+2.15.1
+