diff --git a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
index 78da6d62a4..d2697c6dea 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstdecodebin2.c
@@ -1373,7 +1373,7 @@ gst_decode_bin_autoplug_factories (GstElement * element, GstPad * pad,
   gst_decode_bin_update_factories_list (dbin);
   list =
       gst_element_factory_list_filter (dbin->factories, caps, GST_PAD_SINK,
-      FALSE);
+      TRUE);
   g_mutex_unlock (&dbin->factories_lock);
 
   result = g_value_array_new (g_list_length (list));
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ analyze_new_pad (GstDecodeBin * dbin, GstElement * src, GstPad * pad,
       GstCaps *raw = gst_static_caps_get (&default_raw_caps);
 
       /* If the caps are raw, this just means we don't want to expose them */
-      if (gst_caps_can_intersect (raw, caps)) {
+      if (gst_caps_is_subset (caps, raw)) {
         g_value_array_free (factories);
         gst_caps_unref (raw);
         gst_object_unref (dpad);
@@ -2702,7 +2702,7 @@ are_final_caps (GstDecodeBin * dbin, GstCaps * caps)
 
   /* lock for getting the caps */
   GST_OBJECT_LOCK (dbin);
-  res = gst_caps_can_intersect (dbin->caps, caps);
+  res = gst_caps_is_subset (caps, dbin->caps);
   GST_OBJECT_UNLOCK (dbin);
 
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (dbin, "Caps are %sfinal caps", res ? "" : "not ");
diff --git a/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c b/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
index 29cebdb321..1df5664929 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstplaybin2.c
@@ -3260,7 +3260,7 @@ _factory_can_sink_caps (GstElementFactory * factory, GstCaps * caps)
       GstCaps *templcaps = gst_static_caps_get (&templ->static_caps);
 
       if (!gst_caps_is_any (templcaps)
-          && gst_caps_can_intersect (templcaps, caps)) {
+          && gst_caps_is_subset (caps, templcaps)) {
         gst_caps_unref (templcaps);
         return TRUE;
       }
@@ -3599,7 +3599,7 @@ autoplug_factories_cb (GstElement * decodebin, GstPad * pad,
   gst_play_bin_update_elements_list (playbin);
   factory_list =
       gst_element_factory_list_filter (playbin->elements, caps, GST_PAD_SINK,
-      FALSE);
+      TRUE);
   g_mutex_unlock (&playbin->elements_lock);
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (playbin, "found factories %p", factory_list);
@@ -3954,9 +3954,9 @@ autoplug_select_cb (GstElement * decodebin, GstPad * pad,
            * any raw format.
            */
           if ((isaudiodec && !(flags & GST_PLAY_FLAG_NATIVE_AUDIO)
-                  && gst_caps_can_intersect (caps, raw_caps)) || (!isaudiodec
+                  && gst_caps_is_subset (caps, raw_caps)) || (!isaudiodec
                   && !(flags & GST_PLAY_FLAG_NATIVE_VIDEO)
-                  && gst_caps_can_intersect (caps, raw_caps))) {
+                  && gst_caps_is_subset (caps, raw_caps))) {
             compatible =
                 gst_element_factory_can_src_any_caps (factory, raw_caps)
                 || gst_element_factory_can_src_any_caps (factory, caps);
diff --git a/gst/playback/gstsubtitleoverlay.c b/gst/playback/gstsubtitleoverlay.c
index 70af107b2a..64e9adefdd 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstsubtitleoverlay.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstsubtitleoverlay.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static gboolean
 check_factory_for_caps (GstElementFactory * factory, const GstCaps * caps)
 {
   GstCaps *fcaps = _get_sub_caps (factory);
-  gboolean ret = (fcaps) ? gst_caps_can_intersect (fcaps, caps) : FALSE;
+  gboolean ret = (fcaps) ? gst_caps_is_subset (caps, fcaps) : FALSE;
 
   if (fcaps)
     gst_caps_unref (fcaps);
@@ -999,7 +999,7 @@ _link_renderer (GstSubtitleOverlay * self, GstElement * renderer,
   } else {                      /* No video pad */
     GstCaps *allowed_caps, *video_caps = NULL;
     GstPad *video_peer;
-    gboolean can_intersect = FALSE;
+    gboolean is_subset = FALSE;
 
     video_peer = gst_pad_get_peer (self->video_sinkpad);
     if (video_peer) {
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ _link_renderer (GstSubtitleOverlay * self, GstElement * renderer,
     gst_object_unref (sink);
 
     if (allowed_caps && video_caps)
-      can_intersect = gst_caps_can_intersect (allowed_caps, video_caps);
+      is_subset = gst_caps_is_subset (video_caps, allowed_caps);
 
     if (allowed_caps)
       gst_caps_unref (allowed_caps);
@@ -1027,7 +1027,7 @@ _link_renderer (GstSubtitleOverlay * self, GstElement * renderer,
     if (video_caps)
       gst_caps_unref (video_caps);
 
-    if (G_UNLIKELY (!can_intersect)) {
+    if (G_UNLIKELY (!is_subset)) {
       GST_WARNING_OBJECT (self, "Renderer with custom caps is not "
           "compatible with video stream");
       return FALSE;
diff --git a/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin.c b/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin.c
index 71edade343..b28461ee01 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gsturidecodebin.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ gst_uri_decode_bin_autoplug_factories (GstElement * element, GstPad * pad,
   gst_uri_decode_bin_update_factories_list (dec);
   list =
       gst_element_factory_list_filter (dec->factories, caps, GST_PAD_SINK,
-      FALSE);
+      TRUE);
   g_mutex_unlock (&dec->factories_lock);
 
   result = g_value_array_new (g_list_length (list));