diff --git a/gst/audioconvert/gstaudioconvert.c b/gst/audioconvert/gstaudioconvert.c
index 96855cff81..a6601f44ae 100644
--- a/gst/audioconvert/gstaudioconvert.c
+++ b/gst/audioconvert/gstaudioconvert.c
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ enum
 #define gst_audio_convert_parent_class parent_class
 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GstAudioConvert, gst_audio_convert,
     GST_TYPE_BASE_TRANSFORM, DEBUG_INIT);
-
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DEFINE (audioconvert, "audioconvert",
+    GST_RANK_PRIMARY, GST_TYPE_AUDIO_CONVERT);
 /*** GSTREAMER PROTOTYPES *****************************************************/
 
 #define STATIC_CAPS \
diff --git a/gst/audioconvert/gstaudioconvert.h b/gst/audioconvert/gstaudioconvert.h
index 3853cfa71f..336bef27a7 100644
--- a/gst/audioconvert/gstaudioconvert.h
+++ b/gst/audioconvert/gstaudioconvert.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #define GST_TYPE_AUDIO_CONVERT (gst_audio_convert_get_type())
 G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (GstAudioConvert, gst_audio_convert,
-    GST, AUDIO_CONVERT, GstBaseTransform)
+    GST, AUDIO_CONVERT, GstBaseTransform);
 
 /**
  * GstAudioConvert:
@@ -50,4 +50,6 @@ struct _GstAudioConvert
   GstAudioConverter *convert;
 };
 
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DECLARE (audioconvert);
+
 #endif /* __GST_AUDIO_CONVERT_H__ */
diff --git a/gst/audioconvert/plugin.c b/gst/audioconvert/plugin.c
index f9ed4c3aa4..e4e81cc71c 100644
--- a/gst/audioconvert/plugin.c
+++ b/gst/audioconvert/plugin.c
@@ -28,11 +28,7 @@
 static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
-  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "audioconvert",
-          GST_RANK_PRIMARY, GST_TYPE_AUDIO_CONVERT))
-    return FALSE;
-
-  return TRUE;
+  return GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER (audioconvert, plugin);
 }
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,