diff --git a/utils/fallbackswitch/Cargo.toml b/utils/fallbackswitch/Cargo.toml
index 83fb4435..dc781050 100644
--- a/utils/fallbackswitch/Cargo.toml
+++ b/utils/fallbackswitch/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,22 +8,22 @@ edition = "2018"
 description = "Fallback Switcher Plugin"
 
 [dependencies]
-libc = "0.2"
+libc = { version = "0.2", optional = true }
 glib = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/glib" }
-glib-sys = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/sys" }
-gobject-sys = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/sys" }
-gstreamer = { git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs", features = ["v1_14"] }
-gstreamer-base = { git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs", features = ["v1_16"] }
-gstreamer-sys = { git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs-sys" }
-gstreamer-audio = { git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs", features = ["v1_14"] }
-gstreamer-video = { git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs", features = ["v1_14"] }
+glib-sys = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/sys", optional = true }
+gobject-sys = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/sys", optional = true }
+gst = { package = "gstreamer", git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs", features = ["v1_14"] }
+gst-base = { package = "gstreamer-base", git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs", features = ["v1_16"] }
+gst-sys = { package = "gstreamer-sys", git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs-sys", optional = true }
+gst-audio = { package = "gstreamer-audio", git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs", features = ["v1_14"] }
+gst-video = { package = "gstreamer-video", git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs", features = ["v1_14"] }
 gtk = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/gtk", optional = true }
 gio = { git = "https://github.com/gtk-rs/gio", optional = true }
 once_cell = "1.0"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
-gstreamer-check = { git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs",  features = ["v1_14"]}
-gstreamer-app = { git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs",  features = ["v1_14"]}
+gst-app = { package = "gstreamer-app", git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs",  features = ["v1_14"]}
+gst-check = { package = "gstreamer-check", git = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-rs",  features = ["v1_14"]}
 
 [lib]
 name = "gstfallbackswitch"
@@ -41,5 +41,5 @@ cc = "1.0"
 pkg-config = "0.3"
 
 [features]
-default = []
-#v1_18 = ["gstreamer/v1_18", "gstreamer-base"]
+default = ["glib-sys", "gobject-sys", "gst-sys", "libc"]
+#v1_18 = ["gstreamer-base/v1_18"]
diff --git a/utils/fallbackswitch/examples/gtk_fallbackswitch.rs b/utils/fallbackswitch/examples/gtk_fallbackswitch.rs
index ffb64542..7418a4bb 100644
--- a/utils/fallbackswitch/examples/gtk_fallbackswitch.rs
+++ b/utils/fallbackswitch/examples/gtk_fallbackswitch.rs
@@ -15,18 +15,12 @@
 // Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500,
 // Boston, MA 02110-1335, USA.
 
-extern crate glib;
-use glib::prelude::*;
-extern crate gio;
 use gio::prelude::*;
 
-extern crate gstreamer as gst;
 use gst::prelude::*;
 
-extern crate gstfallbackswitch;
-
-extern crate gtk;
 use gtk::prelude::*;
+
 use std::cell::RefCell;
 use std::env;
 
diff --git a/utils/fallbackswitch/src/base/sys.rs b/utils/fallbackswitch/src/base/sys.rs
index ac3e8ffc..9901cc0a 100644
--- a/utils/fallbackswitch/src/base/sys.rs
+++ b/utils/fallbackswitch/src/base/sys.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     clippy::unreadable_literal
 )]
 
-extern crate gstreamer_sys as gst;
+use gst_sys as gst;
 
 #[allow(unused_imports)]
 use libc::{
diff --git a/utils/fallbackswitch/src/fallbacksrc.rs b/utils/fallbackswitch/src/fallbacksrc.rs
index 7217b3b4..ade237c7 100644
--- a/utils/fallbackswitch/src/fallbacksrc.rs
+++ b/utils/fallbackswitch/src/fallbacksrc.rs
@@ -15,14 +15,11 @@
 // Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500,
 // Boston, MA 02110-1335, USA.
 
-use glib;
 use glib::prelude::*;
 use glib::subclass;
 use glib::subclass::prelude::*;
-use gst;
 use gst::prelude::*;
 use gst::subclass::prelude::*;
-use gstreamer_base as gst_base;
 
 use std::mem;
 use std::sync::Mutex;
diff --git a/utils/fallbackswitch/src/fallbackswitch.rs b/utils/fallbackswitch/src/fallbackswitch.rs
index f38f7bc1..8934d6b8 100644
--- a/utils/fallbackswitch/src/fallbackswitch.rs
+++ b/utils/fallbackswitch/src/fallbackswitch.rs
@@ -16,14 +16,20 @@
 // Boston, MA 02110-1335, USA.
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "v1_18"))]
-use super::base as gst_base;
-use glib::prelude::*;
+use self::gst_base::prelude::*;
+#[cfg(not(feature = "v1_18"))]
+use self::gst_base::subclass::prelude::*;
+#[cfg(not(feature = "v1_18"))]
+use super::gst_base_compat as gst_base;
+
+#[cfg(feature = "v1_18")]
+use gst_base::prelude::*;
+#[cfg(feature = "v1_18")]
+use gst_base::subclass::prelude::*;
+
 use glib::subclass;
 use glib::subclass::prelude::*;
-use gst::prelude::*;
 use gst::subclass::prelude::*;
-use gst_base::prelude::*;
-use gst_base::subclass::prelude::*;
 
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 
diff --git a/utils/fallbackswitch/src/lib.rs b/utils/fallbackswitch/src/lib.rs
index 21df3ebb..370e9185 100644
--- a/utils/fallbackswitch/src/lib.rs
+++ b/utils/fallbackswitch/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,35 +18,18 @@
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate glib;
 #[macro_use]
-extern crate gstreamer as gst;
-
-extern crate gstreamer_audio as gst_audio;
-extern crate gstreamer_video as gst_video;
+extern crate gst;
 
 #[cfg(not(feature = "v1_18"))]
-extern crate glib_sys;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "v1_18"))]
-extern crate gobject_sys;
-#[cfg(feature = "v1_18")]
-extern crate gstreamer_base as gst_base;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "v1_18"))]
-extern crate gstreamer_sys as gst_sys;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "v1_18"))]
-#[allow(dead_code)]
-mod base;
-#[cfg(not(feature = "v1_18"))]
-mod gst_base {
-    pub use super::base::*;
-}
-
-extern crate once_cell;
+#[path = "base/mod.rs"]
+pub mod gst_base_compat;
 
 mod fallbacksrc;
 mod fallbackswitch;
 
 fn plugin_init(plugin: &gst::Plugin) -> Result<(), glib::BoolError> {
-    fallbackswitch::register(plugin)?;
     fallbacksrc::register(plugin)?;
+    fallbackswitch::register(plugin)?;
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/utils/fallbackswitch/tests/fallbackswitch.rs b/utils/fallbackswitch/tests/fallbackswitch.rs
index e4726b91..7f6c9629 100644
--- a/utils/fallbackswitch/tests/fallbackswitch.rs
+++ b/utils/fallbackswitch/tests/fallbackswitch.rs
@@ -15,16 +15,11 @@
 // Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500,
 // Boston, MA 02110-1335, USA.
 
-extern crate glib;
 use glib::prelude::*;
 
 #[macro_use]
-extern crate gstreamer as gst;
+extern crate gst;
 use gst::prelude::*;
-extern crate gstreamer_app as gst_app;
-extern crate gstreamer_check as gst_check;
-
-extern crate gstfallbackswitch;
 
 use once_cell::sync::Lazy;