diff --git a/examples/seeking/spider_seek.c b/examples/seeking/spider_seek.c
index b7b37529aa..b138356f32 100644
--- a/examples/seeking/spider_seek.c
+++ b/examples/seeking/spider_seek.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ make_spider_pipeline (const gchar *location, gboolean thread)
 
   v_thread = gst_thread_new ("v_thread");
   v_queue = gst_element_factory_make ("queue", "v_queue");
-  videosink = gst_element_factory_make ("xvideosink", "v_sink");
+  videosink = gst_element_factory_make ("videosink", "v_sink");
   //g_object_set (G_OBJECT (audiosink), "sync", FALSE, NULL);
 
   g_object_set (G_OBJECT (src), "location", location, NULL);
diff --git a/tests/examples/seek/spider_seek.c b/tests/examples/seek/spider_seek.c
index b7b37529aa..b138356f32 100644
--- a/tests/examples/seek/spider_seek.c
+++ b/tests/examples/seek/spider_seek.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ make_spider_pipeline (const gchar *location, gboolean thread)
 
   v_thread = gst_thread_new ("v_thread");
   v_queue = gst_element_factory_make ("queue", "v_queue");
-  videosink = gst_element_factory_make ("xvideosink", "v_sink");
+  videosink = gst_element_factory_make ("videosink", "v_sink");
   //g_object_set (G_OBJECT (audiosink), "sync", FALSE, NULL);
 
   g_object_set (G_OBJECT (src), "location", location, NULL);
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/seek/spider_seek.c b/tests/old/examples/seek/spider_seek.c
index b7b37529aa..b138356f32 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/seek/spider_seek.c
+++ b/tests/old/examples/seek/spider_seek.c
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ make_spider_pipeline (const gchar *location, gboolean thread)
 
   v_thread = gst_thread_new ("v_thread");
   v_queue = gst_element_factory_make ("queue", "v_queue");
-  videosink = gst_element_factory_make ("xvideosink", "v_sink");
+  videosink = gst_element_factory_make ("videosink", "v_sink");
   //g_object_set (G_OBJECT (audiosink), "sync", FALSE, NULL);
 
   g_object_set (G_OBJECT (src), "location", location, NULL);