diff --git a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.c b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.c
index 5acc807467..41ffa77504 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.c
+++ b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.c
@@ -199,13 +199,17 @@ gst_vaapi_plugin_base_init (GstVaapiPluginBase * plugin,
 
   /* sink pad */
   plugin->sinkpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (GST_ELEMENT (plugin), "sink");
-  plugin->sinkpad_query = GST_PAD_QUERYFUNC (plugin->sinkpad);
   gst_video_info_init (&plugin->sinkpad_info);
+#if !GST_CHECK_VERSION(1,4,0)
+  plugin->sinkpad_query = GST_PAD_QUERYFUNC (plugin->sinkpad);
+#endif
 
   /* src pad */
   if (!(GST_OBJECT_FLAGS (plugin) & GST_ELEMENT_FLAG_SINK)) {
     plugin->srcpad = gst_element_get_static_pad (GST_ELEMENT (plugin), "src");
+#if !GST_CHECK_VERSION(1,4,0)
     plugin->srcpad_query = GST_PAD_QUERYFUNC (plugin->srcpad);
+#endif
   }
   gst_video_info_init (&plugin->srcpad_info);
 }
diff --git a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.h b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.h
index 0a1566f272..40f2d123e9 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.h
+++ b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapipluginbase.h
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ struct _GstVaapiPluginBase
   gboolean sinkpad_caps_changed;
   gboolean sinkpad_caps_is_raw;
   GstVideoInfo sinkpad_info;
-  GstPadQueryFunction sinkpad_query;
   GstBufferPool *sinkpad_buffer_pool;
   guint sinkpad_buffer_size;
 
@@ -129,9 +128,13 @@ struct _GstVaapiPluginBase
   GstCaps *srcpad_caps;
   gboolean srcpad_caps_changed;
   GstVideoInfo srcpad_info;
-  GstPadQueryFunction srcpad_query;
   GstBufferPool *srcpad_buffer_pool;
 
+#if !GST_CHECK_VERSION(1,4,0)
+  GstPadQueryFunction srcpad_query;
+  GstPadQueryFunction sinkpad_query;
+#endif
+
   GstVaapiDisplay *display;
   GstVaapiDisplayType display_type;
   GstVaapiDisplayType display_type_req;