diff --git a/gst/replaygain/gstrganalysis.c b/gst/replaygain/gstrganalysis.c
index 1f013caa8d..7274749073 100644
--- a/gst/replaygain/gstrganalysis.c
+++ b/gst/replaygain/gstrganalysis.c
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
 
 #define gst_rg_analysis_parent_class parent_class
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstRgAnalysis, gst_rg_analysis, GST_TYPE_BASE_TRANSFORM);
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DEFINE (rganalysis, "rganalysis", GST_RANK_NONE,
+    GST_TYPE_RG_ANALYSIS);
 
 static void gst_rg_analysis_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
diff --git a/gst/replaygain/gstrglimiter.c b/gst/replaygain/gstrglimiter.c
index 0fea9cba10..f55073adf8 100644
--- a/gst/replaygain/gstrglimiter.c
+++ b/gst/replaygain/gstrglimiter.c
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
 
 #define gst_rg_limiter_parent_class parent_class
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstRgLimiter, gst_rg_limiter, GST_TYPE_BASE_TRANSFORM);
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DEFINE (rglimiter, "rglimiter", GST_RANK_NONE,
+    GST_TYPE_RG_LIMITER);
 
 static void gst_rg_limiter_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
diff --git a/gst/replaygain/gstrglimiter.h b/gst/replaygain/gstrglimiter.h
index 63bd8049c9..19c8457eb0 100644
--- a/gst/replaygain/gstrglimiter.h
+++ b/gst/replaygain/gstrglimiter.h
@@ -61,4 +61,6 @@ struct _GstRgLimiterClass
 
 GType gst_rg_limiter_get_type (void);
 
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DECLARE (rglimiter);
+
 #endif /* __GST_RG_LIMITER_H__ */
diff --git a/gst/replaygain/gstrgvolume.c b/gst/replaygain/gstrgvolume.c
index 9b3b48424c..1b8ec9bd82 100644
--- a/gst/replaygain/gstrgvolume.c
+++ b/gst/replaygain/gstrgvolume.c
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ static GstStaticPadTemplate src_template = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
 
 #define gst_rg_volume_parent_class parent_class
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstRgVolume, gst_rg_volume, GST_TYPE_BIN);
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DEFINE (rgvolume, "rgvolume", GST_RANK_NONE,
+    GST_TYPE_RG_VOLUME);
 
 static void gst_rg_volume_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
diff --git a/gst/replaygain/gstrgvolume.h b/gst/replaygain/gstrgvolume.h
index a0a5a8ce7b..f63da9d5ae 100644
--- a/gst/replaygain/gstrgvolume.h
+++ b/gst/replaygain/gstrgvolume.h
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ struct _GstRgVolumeClass
 
 GType gst_rg_volume_get_type (void);
 
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DECLARE (rgvolume);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_RG_VOLUME_H__ */
diff --git a/gst/replaygain/replaygain.c b/gst/replaygain/replaygain.c
index cb499ed50f..481544229f 100644
--- a/gst/replaygain/replaygain.c
+++ b/gst/replaygain/replaygain.c
@@ -33,19 +33,13 @@
 static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
-  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "rganalysis", GST_RANK_NONE,
-          GST_TYPE_RG_ANALYSIS))
-    return FALSE;
+  gboolean ret = FALSE;
 
-  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "rglimiter", GST_RANK_NONE,
-          GST_TYPE_RG_LIMITER))
-    return FALSE;
+  ret |= GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER (rganalysis, plugin);
+  ret |= GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER (rglimiter, plugin);
+  ret |= GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER (rgvolume, plugin);
 
-  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "rgvolume", GST_RANK_NONE,
-          GST_TYPE_RG_VOLUME))
-    return FALSE;
-
-  return TRUE;
+  return ret;
 }
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR, GST_VERSION_MINOR, replaygain,
diff --git a/gst/replaygain/rganalysis.h b/gst/replaygain/rganalysis.h
index f57ad0a344..67e915017b 100644
--- a/gst/replaygain/rganalysis.h
+++ b/gst/replaygain/rganalysis.h
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ void rg_analysis_reset_album (RgAnalysisCtx * ctx);
 void rg_analysis_reset (RgAnalysisCtx * ctx);
 void rg_analysis_destroy (RgAnalysisCtx * ctx);
 
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DECLARE (rganalysis);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __RG_ANALYSIS_H__ */