diff --git a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.2.1.ebuild b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.2.1.ebuild
index b2da6fdcd2356..eeb014cfe5291 100644
--- a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.2.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.2.1.ebuild
@@ -38,8 +38,14 @@ src_prepare() {
 	python_foreach_impl prepare_gst
 }
 
+myeconf() {
+	local flag
+	flag="$(${PYTHON} -c 'import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var("ABIFLAGS") or "")')"
+	PYTHON="${EPYTHON}${flag}" econf
+}
+
 src_configure() {
-	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir econf
+	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir myeconf
 }
 
 src_compile() {
diff --git a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.4.0.ebuild b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.4.0.ebuild
index 03861fd7efc70..80b1de3297679 100644
--- a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.4.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.4.0.ebuild
@@ -34,8 +34,14 @@ src_prepare() {
 	python_foreach_impl prepare_gst
 }
 
+myeconf() {
+	local flag
+	flag="$(${PYTHON} -c 'import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var("ABIFLAGS") or "")')"
+	PYTHON="${EPYTHON}${flag}" econf
+}
+
 src_configure() {
-	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir econf
+	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir myeconf
 }
 
 src_compile() {
diff --git a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.0.ebuild b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.0.ebuild
index 53128bc120af6..81d086d622adb 100644
--- a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.0.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.0.ebuild
@@ -34,8 +34,14 @@ src_prepare() {
 	python_foreach_impl prepare_gst
 }
 
+myeconf() {
+	local flag
+	flag="$(${PYTHON} -c 'import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var("ABIFLAGS") or "")')"
+	PYTHON="${EPYTHON}${flag}" econf
+}
+
 src_configure() {
-	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir econf
+	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir myeconf
 }
 
 src_compile() {
diff --git a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.1.ebuild b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.1.ebuild
index d4659611ea70b..95d223e2ed344 100644
--- a/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.1.ebuild
+++ b/dev-python/gst-python/gst-python-1.6.1.ebuild
@@ -35,8 +35,14 @@ src_prepare() {
 	python_foreach_impl prepare_gst
 }
 
+myeconf() {
+	local flag
+	flag="$(${PYTHON} -c 'import sysconfig; print(sysconfig.get_config_var("ABIFLAGS") or "")')"
+	PYTHON="${EPYTHON}${flag}" econf
+}
+
 src_configure() {
-	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir econf
+	ECONF_SOURCE="${S}" python_foreach_impl run_in_build_dir myeconf
 }
 
 src_compile() {