diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index e9bf886fd0..c612b311a7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ gstreamer-config
 gstreamer.pc
 gstreamer-uninstalled.pc
 gstreamer.spec
+gst-element-check-*.m4
 libtool
 ltconfig
 ltmain.sh
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ stamp-h
 stamp-h.in
 stamp.h
 autom4te.cache
+autom4te-2.53.cache
 stamp-h1
 autoregen.sh
 compile
diff --git a/gst/gstelement.c b/gst/gstelement.c
index 406d5a1fd4..bc215b04fb 100644
--- a/gst/gstelement.c
+++ b/gst/gstelement.c
@@ -2703,6 +2703,7 @@ gst_element_restore_thyself (GstObject *object, xmlNodePtr self)
       }
       /* FIXME: can this just be g_object_set ? */
       gst_util_set_object_arg (G_OBJECT (element), name, value);
+      /* g_object_set (G_OBJECT (element), name, value, NULL); */
     }
     children = children->next;
   }
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/.gitignore b/tests/old/testsuite/.gitignore
index ac70881b23..7dd4e39eb5 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Makefile.in
 *.la
 .deps
 .libs
-
 test-registry.xml 
 elementstest-registry.xml
+threadstest-registry.xml
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/cleanup/.gitignore b/tests/old/testsuite/cleanup/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d45c6c3fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/cleanup/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test-registry.xml
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore
index 2c99a4dfc9..d74ffaf8cc 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ bin
 element
 element_pad
 pad
-
+test-registry.xml
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/threads/.gitignore b/tests/old/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
index a66e1490e8..1708af6c7d 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ threadc
 threadd
 threade
 threadf
+thread1
+thread2
+thread3
+thread4
+thread5
diff --git a/testsuite/.gitignore b/testsuite/.gitignore
index ac70881b23..7dd4e39eb5 100644
--- a/testsuite/.gitignore
+++ b/testsuite/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ Makefile.in
 *.la
 .deps
 .libs
-
 test-registry.xml 
 elementstest-registry.xml
+threadstest-registry.xml
diff --git a/testsuite/cleanup/.gitignore b/testsuite/cleanup/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d45c6c3fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testsuite/cleanup/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test-registry.xml
diff --git a/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore b/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore
index 2c99a4dfc9..d74ffaf8cc 100644
--- a/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore
+++ b/testsuite/refcounting/.gitignore
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ bin
 element
 element_pad
 pad
-
+test-registry.xml
diff --git a/testsuite/threads/.gitignore b/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
index a66e1490e8..1708af6c7d 100644
--- a/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
+++ b/testsuite/threads/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,8 @@ threadc
 threadd
 threade
 threadf
+thread1
+thread2
+thread3
+thread4
+thread5