diff --git a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapi.c b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapi.c
index 6996f7ae56..f060f8e6af 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapi.c
+++ b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapi.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ struct _GstVaapiEncoderMap
 
 #define DEF_ENC(CODEC,codec)          \
   {GST_VAAPI_CODEC_##CODEC,           \
-   GST_RANK_NONE,                     \
+   GST_RANK_PRIMARY,                  \
    "vaapi" G_STRINGIFY (codec) "enc", \
    gst_vaapiencode_##codec##_get_type}