diff --git a/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c b/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
index b0169cf8c6..a7b926baab 100644
--- a/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
+++ b/ext/assrender/gstassrender.c
@@ -736,7 +736,7 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
       0, "ASS/SSA subtitle renderer");
 
   return gst_element_register (plugin, "assrender",
-      GST_RANK_NONE, GST_TYPE_ASSRENDER);
+      GST_RANK_PRIMARY, GST_TYPE_ASSRENDER);
 }
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
diff --git a/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c b/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c
index 83c550631b..1f607e82c4 100644
--- a/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c
+++ b/gst/dvdspu/gstdvdspu.c
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ gst_dvd_spu_plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
       0, "Sub-picture Overlay decoder/renderer");
 
   return gst_element_register (plugin, "dvdspu",
-      GST_RANK_NONE, GST_TYPE_DVD_SPU);
+      GST_RANK_PRIMARY, GST_TYPE_DVD_SPU);
 }
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,