diff --git a/ext/lame/gstlame.c b/ext/lame/gstlame.c
index 3e6c280e4a..1849fd2f72 100644
--- a/ext/lame/gstlame.c
+++ b/ext/lame/gstlame.c
@@ -1372,7 +1372,7 @@ gst_lame_register (GstPlugin * plugin)
   if (!gst_lame_get_default_settings ())
     return FALSE;
 
-  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "lame", GST_RANK_NONE, GST_TYPE_LAME))
+  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "lame", GST_RANK_MARGINAL, GST_TYPE_LAME))
     return FALSE;
 
   return TRUE;
diff --git a/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c b/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
index 045dfc401d..a92b1d754e 100644
--- a/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
+++ b/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
@@ -848,7 +848,7 @@ gst_lamemp3enc_register (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (debug, "lamemp3enc", 0, "lame mp3 encoder");
 
-  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "lamemp3enc", GST_RANK_NONE,
+  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "lamemp3enc", GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
           GST_TYPE_LAMEMP3ENC))
     return FALSE;