diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtsdescriptor.h b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtsdescriptor.h
index 81e117fc80..189c0030a6 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtsdescriptor.h
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/gst-libs/gst/mpegts/gstmpegtsdescriptor.h
@@ -626,7 +626,8 @@ struct _GstMpegtsMetadataPointerDescriptor
  */
 #define GST_TYPE_MPEGTS_METADATA_POINTER_DESCRIPTOR \
   (gst_mpegts_metadata_pointer_descriptor_get_type())
-
+GST_MPEGTS_API
+GType gst_mpegts_metadata_pointer_descriptor_get_type(void);
 
 /**
  * gst_mpegts_descriptor_from_metadata_pointer: