diff --git a/gst/vaapiconvert/gstvaapiconvert.c b/gst/vaapiconvert/gstvaapiconvert.c
index e579eb3672..352e0e6267 100644
--- a/gst/vaapiconvert/gstvaapiconvert.c
+++ b/gst/vaapiconvert/gstvaapiconvert.c
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ static gboolean plugin_init(GstPlugin *plugin)
 
     return gst_element_register(plugin,
                                 GST_PLUGIN_NAME,
-                                GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
+                                GST_RANK_NONE,
                                 GST_TYPE_VAAPICONVERT);
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/vaapidecode/gstvaapidecode.c b/gst/vaapidecode/gstvaapidecode.c
index 811052447a..38924fe16e 100644
--- a/gst/vaapidecode/gstvaapidecode.c
+++ b/gst/vaapidecode/gstvaapidecode.c
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ static gboolean plugin_init(GstPlugin *plugin)
 
     return gst_element_register(plugin,
                                 GST_PLUGIN_NAME,
-                                GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
+                                GST_RANK_NONE,
                                 GST_TYPE_VAAPIDECODE);
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/vaapisink/gstvaapisink.c b/gst/vaapisink/gstvaapisink.c
index bb56b75705..c849f18c50 100644
--- a/gst/vaapisink/gstvaapisink.c
+++ b/gst/vaapisink/gstvaapisink.c
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ static gboolean plugin_init(GstPlugin *plugin)
 
     return gst_element_register(plugin,
                                 GST_PLUGIN_NAME,
-                                GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
+                                GST_RANK_NONE,
                                 GST_TYPE_VAAPISINK);
 }