diff --git a/ext/openh264/gstopenh264plugin.c b/ext/openh264/gstopenh264plugin.c
index c15a9a8223..15957d7dda 100644
--- a/ext/openh264/gstopenh264plugin.c
+++ b/ext/openh264/gstopenh264plugin.c
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
-  gst_element_register (plugin, "openh264dec", GST_RANK_NONE,
+  gst_element_register (plugin, "openh264dec", GST_RANK_MARGINAL,
       GST_TYPE_OPENH264DEC);
-  gst_element_register (plugin, "openh264enc", GST_RANK_NONE,
+  gst_element_register (plugin, "openh264enc", GST_RANK_MARGINAL,
       GST_TYPE_OPENH264ENC);
 
   return TRUE;