diff --git a/python/servo/build_commands.py b/python/servo/build_commands.py
index fc5cf912a52b..6ceb6f9574aa 100644
--- a/python/servo/build_commands.py
+++ b/python/servo/build_commands.py
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ def build(self, release=False, dev=False, jobs=None, params=None, media_stack=No
                 check_call(["rustup" + BIN_SUFFIX, "target", "add",
                             "--toolchain", self.toolchain(), target])
 
-        env = self.build_env(target=target, is_build=True, uwp=uwp)
+        env = self.build_env(target=target, is_build=True, uwp=uwp, features=features)
         self.ensure_bootstrapped(target=target)
         self.ensure_clobbered()
 
diff --git a/python/servo/command_base.py b/python/servo/command_base.py
index 2a82ec516123..c3119d5cfd36 100644
--- a/python/servo/command_base.py
+++ b/python/servo/command_base.py
@@ -562,9 +562,11 @@ def get_nightly_binary_path(self, nightly_date):
 
         return self.get_executable(destination_folder)
 
-    def needs_gstreamer_env(self, target, env, uwp=False):
+    def needs_gstreamer_env(self, target, env, uwp=False, features=None):
         if uwp:
             return False
+        if "media-dummy" in features:
+            return False
         try:
             if check_gstreamer_lib():
                 return False
@@ -620,7 +622,7 @@ def vs_dirs(self):
             'vcdir': vcinstalldir,
         }
 
-    def build_env(self, hosts_file_path=None, target=None, is_build=False, test_unit=False, uwp=False):
+    def build_env(self, hosts_file_path=None, target=None, is_build=False, test_unit=False, uwp=False, features=None):
         """Return an extended environment dictionary."""
         env = os.environ.copy()
         if sys.platform == "win32" and type(env['PATH']) == unicode:
@@ -670,7 +672,7 @@ def build_env(self, hosts_file_path=None, target=None, is_build=False, test_unit
             # Always build harfbuzz from source
             env["HARFBUZZ_SYS_NO_PKG_CONFIG"] = "true"
 
-        if is_build and self.needs_gstreamer_env(target or host_triple(), env, uwp):
+        if is_build and self.needs_gstreamer_env(target or host_triple(), env, uwp, features):
             gstpath = gstreamer_root(target or host_triple(), env, self.get_top_dir())
             extra_path += [path.join(gstpath, "bin")]
             libpath = path.join(gstpath, "lib")