diff --git a/ext/lame/test-lame.c b/ext/lame/test-lame.c
index d0488b5030..47d805c0bb 100644
--- a/ext/lame/test-lame.c
+++ b/ext/lame/test-lame.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   
   gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_READY);
   g_print ("Setting caps on fakesrc's src pad\n");
-  if (! (gst_pad_try_set_caps (gst_element_get_pad (src, "src"), caps)))
+  if (gst_pad_try_set_caps (gst_element_get_pad (src, "src"), caps) <= 0)
      g_print ("Could not set caps !\n");
 	  
   /* request first pad from tee and connect */
diff --git a/ext/mad/gstmad.c b/ext/mad/gstmad.c
index 3bc100a6b5..bd03d98529 100644
--- a/ext/mad/gstmad.c
+++ b/ext/mad/gstmad.c
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ gst_mad_chain (GstPad *pad, GstBuffer *buffer)
         }
       }
       if (mad->caps_set == FALSE) {
-        if (!gst_pad_try_set_caps (mad->srcpad,
+        if (gst_pad_try_set_caps (mad->srcpad,
   	      gst_caps_new (
   	        "mad_src",
                 "audio/raw",
@@ -938,7 +938,7 @@ gst_mad_chain (GstPad *pad, GstBuffer *buffer)
                   "rate",        GST_PROPS_INT (mad->header.samplerate),
 #endif
                   "channels",    GST_PROPS_INT (nchannels),
-                  NULL)))) {
+                  NULL))) <= 0) {
           gst_element_error (GST_ELEMENT (mad), "could not set caps on source pad, aborting...");
         }
         mad->caps_set = TRUE;
diff --git a/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2deccvs.c b/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2deccvs.c
index 650e54c135..46edcca804 100644
--- a/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2deccvs.c
+++ b/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2deccvs.c
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ gst_mpeg2dec_negotiate_format (GstMpeg2dec *mpeg2dec)
     GstCaps *to_try = gst_caps_copy_1 (trylist);
 
     /* try each format */
-    if (gst_pad_try_set_caps (mpeg2dec->srcpad, to_try)) {
+    if (gst_pad_try_set_caps (mpeg2dec->srcpad, to_try) > 0) {
       guint32 fourcc;
 
       /* it worked, try to find what it was again */
diff --git a/gst/synaesthesia/gstsynaesthesia.c b/gst/synaesthesia/gstsynaesthesia.c
index b1c941e17b..6a0dc93dd3 100644
--- a/gst/synaesthesia/gstsynaesthesia.c
+++ b/gst/synaesthesia/gstsynaesthesia.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ gst_synaesthesia_chain (GstPad *pad, GstBuffer *bufin)
 		       "height", 	GST_PROPS_INT (synaesthesia->height)
 		   );
 
-    if (!gst_pad_try_set_caps (synaesthesia->srcpad, caps)) {
+    if (gst_pad_try_set_caps (synaesthesia->srcpad, caps) <= 0) {
       gst_element_error (GST_ELEMENT (synaesthesia), "could not set caps");
       return;
     }