diff --git a/bindings/python/ges.override b/bindings/python/ges.override
index e1983eefeb..82eada7976 100644
--- a/bindings/python/ges.override
+++ b/bindings/python/ges.override
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 headers
 #define NO_IMPORT_PYGOBJECT
 #include <pygobject.h>
+#include <pygst/pygst.h>
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <ges/ges.h>
+#include <pygst/pygst.h>
 
 #include <glib.h>
 #include <pyglib.h>
diff --git a/bindings/python/gesmodule.c b/bindings/python/gesmodule.c
index 35bddd7e2e..fee7b7d496 100644
--- a/bindings/python/gesmodule.c
+++ b/bindings/python/gesmodule.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <Python.h>
 #include <pygobject.h>
 #include <pyglib.h>
+#include <pygst/pygst.h>
 
 /* include any extra headers needed here */
 
@@ -24,7 +25,9 @@ initges (void)
   d = PyModule_GetDict (m);
 
   init_pygobject ();
+  pygst_init ();
 
+  pygst_init ();
   pyges_register_classes (d);
 
   /* add anything else to the module dictionary (such as constants) */