diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpopusdepay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpopusdepay.c
index dba1c14560..8d89e282a4 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpopusdepay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpopusdepay.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ gst_rtp_opus_depay_class_init (GstRTPOpusDepayClass * klass)
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_rtp_opus_depay_src_template));
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_rtp_opus_depay_sink_template));
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "RTP Opus packet depayloader", "Codec/Depayloader/Network/RTP",
       "Extracts Opus audio from RTP packets",
       "Danilo Cesar Lemes de Paula <danilo.cesar@collabora.co.uk>");
diff --git a/gst/rtp/gstrtpopuspay.c b/gst/rtp/gstrtpopuspay.c
index e1781e1b0b..cb3279c2a3 100644
--- a/gst/rtp/gstrtpopuspay.c
+++ b/gst/rtp/gstrtpopuspay.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ gst_rtp_opus_pay_class_init (GstRtpOPUSPayClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_rtp_opus_pay_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class,
       "RTP Opus payloader",
       "Codec/Payloader/Network/RTP",
       "Puts Opus audio in RTP packets",