diff --git a/ges/ges-smart-video-mixer.c b/ges/ges-smart-video-mixer.c
index 80d893486a..5d2c26d590 100644
--- a/ges/ges-smart-video-mixer.c
+++ b/ges/ges-smart-video-mixer.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_template = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink_%u",
 
 typedef struct _PadInfos
 {
-  volatile gint refcount;
+  gint refcount;
 
   GESSmartMixer *self;
   GstPad *mixer_pad;
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ static PadInfos *
 pad_infos_new (void)
 {
   PadInfos *info = g_new0 (PadInfos, 1);
-  info->refcount = 1;
+  g_atomic_int_set (&info->refcount, 1);
 
   return info;
 }
diff --git a/ges/gstframepositioner.c b/ges/gstframepositioner.c
index 9255c09e56..4df3fdccdb 100644
--- a/ges/gstframepositioner.c
+++ b/ges/gstframepositioner.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ gst_frame_positioner_get_property (GObject * object, guint property_id,
 GType
 gst_frame_positioner_meta_api_get_type (void)
 {
-  static volatile GType type;
+  static GType type;
   static const gchar *tags[] = { "video", NULL };
 
   if (g_once_init_enter (&type)) {
diff --git a/plugins/nle/nlecomposition.c b/plugins/nle/nlecomposition.c
index da9fa932bf..2609540709 100644
--- a/plugins/nle/nlecomposition.c
+++ b/plugins/nle/nlecomposition.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ struct _NleCompositionPrivate
   gint seqnum_to_restart_task;
   gboolean waiting_serialized_query_or_buffer;
   GstEvent *stack_initialization_seek;
-  volatile gboolean stack_initialization_seek_sent;
+  gboolean stack_initialization_seek_sent;
 
   gboolean tearing_down_stack;
   gboolean suppress_child_error;
diff --git a/plugins/nle/nleobject.c b/plugins/nle/nleobject.c
index 18133e5c10..e746dd1a9b 100644
--- a/plugins/nle/nleobject.c
+++ b/plugins/nle/nleobject.c
@@ -835,7 +835,7 @@ nle_object_reset (NleObject * object)
 GType
 nle_object_get_type (void)
 {
-  static volatile gsize type = 0;
+  static gsize type = 0;
 
   if (g_once_init_enter (&type)) {
     GType _type;