diff --git a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c
index f83db3175d..108c7a88aa 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosink.c
@@ -213,9 +213,9 @@ gst_inter_audio_sink_stop (GstBaseSink * sink)
 
   GST_DEBUG ("stop");
 
-  g_mutex_lock (interaudiosink->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_lock (&interaudiosink->surface->mutex);
   gst_adapter_clear (interaudiosink->surface->audio_adapter);
-  g_mutex_unlock (interaudiosink->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_unlock (&interaudiosink->surface->mutex);
 
   gst_inter_surface_unref (interaudiosink->surface);
   interaudiosink->surface = NULL;
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ gst_inter_audio_sink_render (GstBaseSink * sink, GstBuffer * buffer)
 
   GST_DEBUG ("render %" G_GSIZE_FORMAT, gst_buffer_get_size (buffer));
 
-  g_mutex_lock (interaudiosink->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_lock (&interaudiosink->surface->mutex);
   n = gst_adapter_available (interaudiosink->surface->audio_adapter) / 4;
 #define SIZE 1600
   if (n > (SIZE * 3)) {
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ gst_inter_audio_sink_render (GstBaseSink * sink, GstBuffer * buffer)
   }
   gst_adapter_push (interaudiosink->surface->audio_adapter,
       gst_buffer_ref (buffer));
-  g_mutex_unlock (interaudiosink->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_unlock (&interaudiosink->surface->mutex);
 
   return GST_FLOW_OK;
 }
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c
index 3e55be260c..82603f7565 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstinteraudiosrc.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ gst_inter_audio_src_create (GstBaseSrc * src, guint64 offset, guint size,
 
   buffer = NULL;
 
-  g_mutex_lock (interaudiosrc->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_lock (&interaudiosrc->surface->mutex);
   n = gst_adapter_available (interaudiosrc->surface->audio_adapter) / 4;
   if (n > SIZE * 3) {
     GST_WARNING ("flushing %d samples", SIZE / 2);
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ gst_inter_audio_src_create (GstBaseSrc * src, guint64 offset, guint size,
     buffer = gst_adapter_take_buffer (interaudiosrc->surface->audio_adapter,
         n * 4);
   }
-  g_mutex_unlock (interaudiosrc->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_unlock (&interaudiosrc->surface->mutex);
 
   if (n < SIZE) {
     GstBuffer *newbuf = gst_buffer_new_and_alloc ((SIZE - n) * 4);
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstintersubsink.c b/gst/inter/gstintersubsink.c
index a5d669bd26..f2f83974b1 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstintersubsink.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstintersubsink.c
@@ -194,12 +194,12 @@ gst_inter_sub_sink_stop (GstBaseSink * sink)
 {
   GstInterSubSink *intersubsink = GST_INTER_SUB_SINK (sink);
 
-  g_mutex_lock (intersubsink->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_lock (&intersubsink->surface->mutex);
   if (intersubsink->surface->sub_buffer) {
     gst_buffer_unref (intersubsink->surface->sub_buffer);
   }
   intersubsink->surface->sub_buffer = NULL;
-  g_mutex_unlock (intersubsink->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_unlock (&intersubsink->surface->mutex);
 
   gst_inter_surface_unref (intersubsink->surface);
   intersubsink->surface = NULL;
@@ -212,13 +212,13 @@ gst_inter_sub_sink_render (GstBaseSink * sink, GstBuffer * buffer)
 {
   GstInterSubSink *intersubsink = GST_INTER_SUB_SINK (sink);
 
-  g_mutex_lock (intersubsink->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_lock (&intersubsink->surface->mutex);
   if (intersubsink->surface->sub_buffer) {
     gst_buffer_unref (intersubsink->surface->sub_buffer);
   }
   intersubsink->surface->sub_buffer = gst_buffer_ref (buffer);
   //intersubsink->surface->sub_buffer_count = 0;
-  g_mutex_unlock (intersubsink->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_unlock (&intersubsink->surface->mutex);
 
   return GST_FLOW_OK;
 }
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstintersubsrc.c b/gst/inter/gstintersubsrc.c
index cb6a6caffa..9b1e34a18f 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstintersubsrc.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstintersubsrc.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ gst_inter_sub_src_create (GstBaseSrc * src, guint64 offset, guint size,
 
   buffer = NULL;
 
-  g_mutex_lock (intersubsrc->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_lock (&intersubsrc->surface->mutex);
   if (intersubsrc->surface->sub_buffer) {
     buffer = gst_buffer_ref (intersubsrc->surface->sub_buffer);
     //intersubsrc->surface->sub_buffer_count++;
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ gst_inter_sub_src_create (GstBaseSrc * src, guint64 offset, guint size,
     intersubsrc->surface->sub_buffer = NULL;
     //}
   }
-  g_mutex_unlock (intersubsrc->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_unlock (&intersubsrc->surface->mutex);
 
   if (buffer == NULL) {
     GstMapInfo map;
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstintersurface.c b/gst/inter/gstintersurface.c
index 1876a031e2..d5b0cbd7bc 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstintersurface.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstintersurface.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@
 
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include <gst/glib-compat-private.h>
 #include "gstintersurface.h"
 
 static GList *list;
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ gst_inter_surface_get (const char *name)
 
   surface = g_malloc0 (sizeof (GstInterSurface));
   surface->name = g_strdup (name);
-  surface->mutex = g_mutex_new ();
+  g_mutex_init (&surface->mutex);
   surface->audio_adapter = gst_adapter_new ();
 
   list = g_list_append (list, surface);
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstintersurface.h b/gst/inter/gstintersurface.h
index f35a511bcb..160f27e270 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstintersurface.h
+++ b/gst/inter/gstintersurface.h
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ typedef struct _GstInterSurface GstInterSurface;
 
 struct _GstInterSurface
 {
-  GMutex *mutex;
+  GMutex mutex;
   char *name;
 
   /* video */
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstintertest.c b/gst/inter/gstintertest.c
index 243e036424..99dbbea645 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstintertest.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstintertest.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #endif
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
-#include <gst/glib-compat-private.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
 //#define GETTEXT_PACKAGE "intertest"
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.c b/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.c
index e892ca0392..ca63bce80d 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstintervideosink.c
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@ gst_inter_video_sink_stop (GstBaseSink * sink)
 {
   GstInterVideoSink *intervideosink = GST_INTER_VIDEO_SINK (sink);
 
-  g_mutex_lock (intervideosink->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_lock (&intervideosink->surface->mutex);
   if (intervideosink->surface->video_buffer) {
     gst_buffer_unref (intervideosink->surface->video_buffer);
   }
   intervideosink->surface->video_buffer = NULL;
-  g_mutex_unlock (intervideosink->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_unlock (&intervideosink->surface->mutex);
 
   gst_inter_surface_unref (intervideosink->surface);
   intervideosink->surface = NULL;
@@ -224,13 +224,13 @@ gst_inter_video_sink_render (GstBaseSink * sink, GstBuffer * buffer)
 {
   GstInterVideoSink *intervideosink = GST_INTER_VIDEO_SINK (sink);
 
-  g_mutex_lock (intervideosink->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_lock (&intervideosink->surface->mutex);
   if (intervideosink->surface->video_buffer) {
     gst_buffer_unref (intervideosink->surface->video_buffer);
   }
   intervideosink->surface->video_buffer = gst_buffer_ref (buffer);
   intervideosink->surface->video_buffer_count = 0;
-  g_mutex_unlock (intervideosink->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_unlock (&intervideosink->surface->mutex);
 
   return GST_FLOW_OK;
 }
diff --git a/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.c b/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.c
index bc6f7175bb..4f212cf137 100644
--- a/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.c
+++ b/gst/inter/gstintervideosrc.c
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ gst_inter_video_src_create (GstBaseSrc * src, guint64 offset, guint size,
 
   buffer = NULL;
 
-  g_mutex_lock (intervideosrc->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_lock (&intervideosrc->surface->mutex);
   if (intervideosrc->surface->video_buffer) {
     buffer = gst_buffer_ref (intervideosrc->surface->video_buffer);
     intervideosrc->surface->video_buffer_count++;
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ gst_inter_video_src_create (GstBaseSrc * src, guint64 offset, guint size,
       intervideosrc->surface->video_buffer = NULL;
     }
   }
-  g_mutex_unlock (intervideosrc->surface->mutex);
+  g_mutex_unlock (&intervideosrc->surface->mutex);
 
   if (buffer == NULL) {
     GstMapInfo map;