diff --git a/ext/twolame/gsttwolame.c b/ext/twolame/gsttwolame.c
index 7d7fdc63cf..a1b1579dd6 100644
--- a/ext/twolame/gsttwolame.c
+++ b/ext/twolame/gsttwolame.c
@@ -230,10 +230,10 @@ gst_two_lame_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
-      gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_two_lame_src_template));
-  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
-      gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_two_lame_sink_template));
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class,
+      &gst_two_lame_src_template);
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class,
+      &gst_two_lame_sink_template);
   gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "TwoLAME mp2 encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Audio",
       "High-quality free MP2 encoder",