diff --git a/ext/alsa/gstalsamidisrc.c b/ext/alsa/gstalsamidisrc.c
index c82ca37795..96d4207bbe 100644
--- a/ext/alsa/gstalsamidisrc.c
+++ b/ext/alsa/gstalsamidisrc.c
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ enum
 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GstAlsaMidiSrc, gst_alsa_midi_src, GST_TYPE_PUSH_SRC,
     _do_init);
 #define _do_element_init \
-    ret |= alsa_element_init (plugin);
+    alsa_element_init (plugin);
 GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DEFINE_WITH_CODE (alsamidisrc, "alsamidisrc",
     GST_RANK_PRIMARY, GST_TYPE_ALSA_MIDI_SRC, _do_element_init);
 
diff --git a/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c b/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c
index 15f1b2be51..f48dd71ce4 100644
--- a/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c
+++ b/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ enum
 };
 
 #define _do_init \
-    ret |= alsa_element_init (plugin);
+    alsa_element_init (plugin);
 #define gst_alsasink_parent_class parent_class
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstAlsaSink, gst_alsasink, GST_TYPE_AUDIO_SINK);
 GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DEFINE_WITH_CODE (alsasink, "alsasink", GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
diff --git a/ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.c b/ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.c
index 47d437b25e..431b74451e 100644
--- a/ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.c
+++ b/ext/alsa/gstalsasrc.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ enum
 #define gst_alsasrc_parent_class parent_class
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstAlsaSrc, gst_alsasrc, GST_TYPE_AUDIO_SRC);
 #define _do_init \
-    ret |= alsa_element_init (plugin);
+    alsa_element_init (plugin);
 GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DEFINE_WITH_CODE (alsasrc, "alsasrc", GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
     GST_TYPE_ALSA_SRC, _do_init);