diff --git a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvg.c b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvg.c
index 28921e9cb6..69438db06d 100644
--- a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvg.c
+++ b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvg.c
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@
 static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
-  return (gst_element_register (plugin, "rsvgoverlay",
-          GST_RANK_NONE, GST_TYPE_RSVG_OVERLAY)
-      &&
-      gst_element_register (plugin, "rsvgdec", GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
-          GST_TYPE_RSVG_DEC));
+  gboolean ret = FALSE;
+
+  ret |= GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER (rsvgoverlay, plugin);
+  ret |= GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER (rsvgdec, plugin);
+
+  return ret;
 }
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
diff --git a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.c b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.c
index 1cf7ea0ddd..1c0dc16778 100644
--- a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.c
+++ b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.c
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src", GST_PAD_SRC, GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
 
 #define gst_rsv_dec_parent_class parent_class
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstRsvgDec, gst_rsvg_dec, GST_TYPE_VIDEO_DECODER);
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DEFINE (rsvgdec, "rsvgdec", GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
+    GST_TYPE_RSVG_DEC);
 
 static gboolean gst_rsvg_dec_stop (GstVideoDecoder * decoder);
 static gboolean gst_rsvg_dec_set_format (GstVideoDecoder * decoder,
diff --git a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.h b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.h
index 37700206a8..79e5496ced 100644
--- a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.h
+++ b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgdec.h
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ struct _GstRsvgDecClass
 };
 
 GType gst_rsvg_dec_get_type (void);
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DECLARE (rsvgdec);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 
diff --git a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.c b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.c
index 5f661b9ad3..7ab772514d 100644
--- a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.c
+++ b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.c
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ static GstStaticPadTemplate data_sink_template =
 
 #define gst_rsv_overlay_parent_class parent_class
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstRsvgOverlay, gst_rsvg_overlay, GST_TYPE_VIDEO_FILTER);
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DEFINE (rsvgoverlay, "rsvgoverlay", GST_RANK_NONE,
+    GST_TYPE_RSVG_OVERLAY);
 
 static void gst_rsvg_overlay_finalize (GObject * object);
 
diff --git a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.h b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.h
index 9cd00facec..b9ab584118 100644
--- a/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.h
+++ b/ext/rsvg/gstrsvgoverlay.h
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ struct _GstRsvgOverlayClass
 };
 
 GType gst_rsvg_overlay_get_type (void);
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DECLARE (rsvgoverlay);
 
 G_END_DECLS
 #endif /* __GST_RSVG_OVERLAY_H__ */