diff --git a/ext/a52dec/gsta52dec.c b/ext/a52dec/gsta52dec.c
index 2e65d36286..004b5c37c1 100644
--- a/ext/a52dec/gsta52dec.c
+++ b/ext/a52dec/gsta52dec.c
@@ -811,6 +811,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "a52dec",
+    a52dec,
     "Decodes ATSC A/52 encoded audio streams",
     plugin_init, VERSION, "GPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);
diff --git a/ext/amrnb/amrnb.c b/ext/amrnb/amrnb.c
index a97df787d7..e7e8b4acb7 100644
--- a/ext/amrnb/amrnb.c
+++ b/ext/amrnb/amrnb.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "amrnb",
+    amrnb,
     "Adaptive Multi-Rate Narrow-Band",
     plugin_init, VERSION, GST_LICENSE_UNKNOWN, GST_PACKAGE_NAME,
     GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);
diff --git a/ext/amrwbdec/amrwb.c b/ext/amrwbdec/amrwb.c
index 5438410d42..362b306941 100644
--- a/ext/amrwbdec/amrwb.c
+++ b/ext/amrwbdec/amrwb.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "amrwbdec",
+    amrwbdec,
     "Adaptive Multi-Rate Wide-Band Decoder",
     plugin_init, VERSION, GST_LICENSE_UNKNOWN, GST_PACKAGE_NAME,
     GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);
diff --git a/ext/cdio/gstcdio.c b/ext/cdio/gstcdio.c
index 0f89256b6d..2f58d1896f 100644
--- a/ext/cdio/gstcdio.c
+++ b/ext/cdio/gstcdio.c
@@ -119,6 +119,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "cdio",
+    cdio,
     "Read audio from audio CDs",
     plugin_init, VERSION, "GPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN)
diff --git a/ext/dvdread/dvdreadsrc.c b/ext/dvdread/dvdreadsrc.c
index 7f5536a1a9..dce64cb26e 100644
--- a/ext/dvdread/dvdreadsrc.c
+++ b/ext/dvdread/dvdreadsrc.c
@@ -1778,6 +1778,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "dvdread",
+    dvdread,
     "Access a DVD with dvdread",
     plugin_init, VERSION, "GPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);
diff --git a/ext/lame/plugin.c b/ext/lame/plugin.c
index eaf133994a..5aab8e8670 100644
--- a/ext/lame/plugin.c
+++ b/ext/lame/plugin.c
@@ -39,6 +39,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "lame",
+    lame,
     "Encode MP3s with LAME",
     plugin_init, VERSION, "LGPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);
diff --git a/ext/mad/gstmad.c b/ext/mad/gstmad.c
index 49b2d9aa2d..3b477e3599 100644
--- a/ext/mad/gstmad.c
+++ b/ext/mad/gstmad.c
@@ -554,6 +554,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "mad",
+    mad,
     "mp3 decoding based on the mad library",
     plugin_init, VERSION, "GPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);
diff --git a/ext/mad/gstmad.c.orig b/ext/mad/gstmad.c.orig
index 20149f177a..e7f0bb57e4 100644
--- a/ext/mad/gstmad.c.orig
+++ b/ext/mad/gstmad.c.orig
@@ -562,6 +562,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "mad",
+    mad,
     "mp3 decoding based on the mad library",
     plugin_init, VERSION, "GPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);
diff --git a/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2dec.c b/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2dec.c
index f86b877423..d4676823d8 100644
--- a/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2dec.c
+++ b/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2dec.c
@@ -1413,6 +1413,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "mpeg2dec",
+    mpeg2dec,
     "LibMpeg2 decoder", plugin_init, VERSION, "GPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME,
     GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);
diff --git a/ext/sidplay/gstsiddec.cc b/ext/sidplay/gstsiddec.cc
index 6ef6ef1366..e63ce1d3c9 100644
--- a/ext/sidplay/gstsiddec.cc
+++ b/ext/sidplay/gstsiddec.cc
@@ -741,6 +741,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "siddec",
+    siddec,
     "Uses libsidplay to decode .sid files",
     plugin_init, VERSION, "GPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);
diff --git a/ext/twolame/gsttwolamemp2enc.c b/ext/twolame/gsttwolamemp2enc.c
index 2101c143db..f309581829 100644
--- a/ext/twolame/gsttwolamemp2enc.c
+++ b/ext/twolame/gsttwolamemp2enc.c
@@ -886,6 +886,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "twolame",
+    twolame,
     "Encode MP2s with TwoLAME",
     plugin_init, VERSION, "LGPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);
diff --git a/ext/x264/gstx264enc.c b/ext/x264/gstx264enc.c
index 1022b43cb7..5fb9de42ed 100644
--- a/ext/x264/gstx264enc.c
+++ b/ext/x264/gstx264enc.c
@@ -2505,6 +2505,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "x264",
+    x264,
     "libx264-based H264 plugins",
     plugin_init, VERSION, "GPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN)
diff --git a/gst/asfdemux/gstasf.c b/gst/asfdemux/gstasf.c
index 830e832047..15347ac23f 100644
--- a/gst/asfdemux/gstasf.c
+++ b/gst/asfdemux/gstasf.c
@@ -67,6 +67,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "asf",
+    asf,
     "Demuxes and muxes audio and video in Microsofts ASF format",
     plugin_init, VERSION, GST_LICENSE, GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN)
diff --git a/gst/dvdlpcmdec/gstdvdlpcmdec.c b/gst/dvdlpcmdec/gstdvdlpcmdec.c
index 08de375bff..ce75fefaac 100644
--- a/gst/dvdlpcmdec/gstdvdlpcmdec.c
+++ b/gst/dvdlpcmdec/gstdvdlpcmdec.c
@@ -853,6 +853,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "dvdlpcmdec",
+    dvdlpcmdec,
     "Decode DVD LPCM frames into standard PCM",
     plugin_init, VERSION, "LGPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);
diff --git a/gst/dvdsub/gstdvdsubdec.c b/gst/dvdsub/gstdvdsubdec.c
index 69135ceed9..91e536a7a8 100644
--- a/gst/dvdsub/gstdvdsubdec.c
+++ b/gst/dvdsub/gstdvdsubdec.c
@@ -1154,6 +1154,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "dvdsub",
+    dvdsub,
     "DVD subtitle parser and decoder", plugin_init,
     VERSION, GST_LICENSE, GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);
diff --git a/gst/realmedia/realmedia.c b/gst/realmedia/realmedia.c
index 29a92505b9..d5e42341e6 100644
--- a/gst/realmedia/realmedia.c
+++ b/gst/realmedia/realmedia.c
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "realmedia",
+    realmedia,
     "RealMedia support plugins",
     plugin_init, VERSION, "LGPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);
diff --git a/gst/synaesthesia/gstsynaesthesia.c b/gst/synaesthesia/gstsynaesthesia.c
index 58a281a773..b6da1bcb3e 100644
--- a/gst/synaesthesia/gstsynaesthesia.c
+++ b/gst/synaesthesia/gstsynaesthesia.c
@@ -542,6 +542,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "synaesthesia",
+    synaesthesia,
     "Creates video visualizations of audio input, using stereo and pitch information",
     plugin_init, VERSION, "GPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN)
diff --git a/gst/xingmux/plugin.c b/gst/xingmux/plugin.c
index a871a4ab39..72ba730348 100644
--- a/gst/xingmux/plugin.c
+++ b/gst/xingmux/plugin.c
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "xingmux",
+    xingmux,
     "Add XING tags to mpeg audio files",
     plugin_init, VERSION, "LGPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);