diff --git a/tests/check/elements/rganalysis.c b/tests/check/elements/rganalysis.c
index 17b4d62f41..63e3c7205c 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/rganalysis.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/rganalysis.c
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ cleanup_rganalysis (GstElement * element)
   /* The bus owns references to the element: */
   gst_element_set_bus (element, NULL);
 
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysrcpad, FALSE);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysinkpad, FALSE);
   gst_check_teardown_src_pad (element);
   gst_check_teardown_sink_pad (element);
   gst_check_teardown_element (element);
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/wavpackdec.c b/tests/check/elements/wavpackdec.c
index 6c7bb4e10c..b058a5e249 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/wavpackdec.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/wavpackdec.c
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ setup_wavpackdec ()
   wavpackdec = gst_check_setup_element ("wavpackdec");
   mysrcpad = gst_check_setup_src_pad (wavpackdec, &srctemplate, NULL);
   mysinkpad = gst_check_setup_sink_pad (wavpackdec, &sinktemplate, NULL);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysrcpad, TRUE);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysinkpad, TRUE);
 
   return wavpackdec;
 }
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ cleanup_wavpackdec (GstElement * wavpackdec)
   GST_DEBUG ("cleanup_wavpackdec");
   gst_element_set_state (wavpackdec, GST_STATE_NULL);
 
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysrcpad, FALSE);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysinkpad, FALSE);
   gst_check_teardown_src_pad (wavpackdec);
   gst_check_teardown_sink_pad (wavpackdec);
   gst_check_teardown_element (wavpackdec);
diff --git a/tests/check/elements/wavpackenc.c b/tests/check/elements/wavpackenc.c
index 9053ef4b6e..3ac3ea3fa4 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/wavpackenc.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/wavpackenc.c
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ setup_wavpackenc ()
   wavpackenc = gst_check_setup_element ("wavpackenc");
   mysrcpad = gst_check_setup_src_pad (wavpackenc, &srctemplate, NULL);
   mysinkpad = gst_check_setup_sink_pad (wavpackenc, &sinktemplate, NULL);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysrcpad, TRUE);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysinkpad, TRUE);
 
   fail_unless (gst_element_set_state (wavpackenc,
           GST_STATE_PLAYING) == GST_STATE_CHANGE_SUCCESS,
@@ -82,6 +84,8 @@ cleanup_wavpackenc (GstElement * wavpackenc)
 
   gst_element_set_state (wavpackenc, GST_STATE_NULL);
 
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysrcpad, FALSE);
+  gst_pad_set_active (mysinkpad, FALSE);
   gst_check_teardown_src_pad (wavpackenc);
   gst_check_teardown_sink_pad (wavpackenc);
   gst_check_teardown_element (wavpackenc);