diff --git a/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c b/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
index 43b63ff2cf..a4a637ad43 100644
--- a/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
+++ b/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ gst_lamemp3enc_class_init (GstLameMP3EncClass * klass)
   gobject_class->get_property = gst_lamemp3enc_get_property;
   gobject_class->finalize = gst_lamemp3enc_finalize;
 
-  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
-      gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_lamemp3enc_src_template));
-  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
-      gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_lamemp3enc_sink_template));
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (gstelement_class,
+      &gst_lamemp3enc_src_template);
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (gstelement_class,
+      &gst_lamemp3enc_sink_template);
 
   gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
       "L.A.M.E. mp3 encoder", "Codec/Encoder/Audio",