diff --git a/testsuite/autoplug/Makefile.am b/testsuite/autoplug/Makefile.am
index 511d625ba0..a0b79c63e9 100644
--- a/testsuite/autoplug/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/autoplug/Makefile.am
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-testprogs = autoplug ## autoplug3 ## autoplug4 # autoplug2
 
-TESTS = $(testprogs)
+# none work currently
+TESTS =
 
-check_PROGRAMS = $(testprogs)
+check_PROGRAMS = autoplug autoplug2 autoplug3 autoplug4
 
 # we have nothing but apps here, we can do this safely
 LIBS = $(GST_LIBS)
 AM_CFLAGS = $(GST_CFLAGS)
+
diff --git a/testsuite/autoplug/autoplug3.c b/testsuite/autoplug/autoplug3.c
index 2925eef23d..a332053abc 100644
--- a/testsuite/autoplug/autoplug3.c
+++ b/testsuite/autoplug/autoplug3.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (pipeline), filesrc);
   gst_bin_add (GST_BIN (pipeline), element);
 
-  gst_element_connect (filesrc, "src", element, "sink");
+  gst_element_link_pads (filesrc, "src", element, "sink");
 
   g_object_set (G_OBJECT (filesrc), "location", argv[1], NULL);