diff --git a/ext/vp8/plugin.c b/ext/vp8/plugin.c
index cdecdc3092..cceae06af4 100644
--- a/ext/vp8/plugin.c
+++ b/ext/vp8/plugin.c
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "vp8",
+    vp8,
     "VP8 plugin",
     plugin_init, VERSION, "LGPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN)