diff --git a/gst/effectv/gstaging.c b/gst/effectv/gstaging.c
index 6b2841c6b6..b7fd149a5a 100644
--- a/gst/effectv/gstaging.c
+++ b/gst/effectv/gstaging.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <math.h>
 
 #include "gstaging.h"
+#include "gsteffectv.h"
 
 #include <gst/video/video.h>
 #include <gst/controller/gstcontroller.h>
@@ -88,15 +89,6 @@ gst_agingtv_set_caps (GstBaseTransform * btrans, GstCaps * incaps,
   return ret;
 }
 
-static inline guint
-fastrand (void)
-{
-  static guint fastrand_val;
-
-  return (fastrand_val = fastrand_val * 1103515245 + 12345);
-}
-
-
 static void
 coloraging (guint32 * src, guint32 * dest, gint video_area, gint * c)
 {
diff --git a/gst/effectv/gstdice.c b/gst/effectv/gstdice.c
index 3ab5ae4c1b..1c4a392d46 100644
--- a/gst/effectv/gstdice.c
+++ b/gst/effectv/gstdice.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "gstdice.h"
+#include "gsteffectv.h"
 
 #include <gst/video/video.h>
 #include <gst/controller/gstcontroller.h>
@@ -96,14 +97,6 @@ gst_dicetv_set_caps (GstBaseTransform * btrans, GstCaps * incaps,
   return ret;
 }
 
-static inline guint
-fastrand (void)
-{
-  static guint fastrand_val;
-
-  return (fastrand_val = fastrand_val * 1103515245 + 12345);
-}
-
 static GstFlowReturn
 gst_dicetv_transform (GstBaseTransform * trans, GstBuffer * in, GstBuffer * out)
 {
diff --git a/gst/effectv/gsteffectv.h b/gst/effectv/gsteffectv.h
index 30b09e78f4..a953991900 100644
--- a/gst/effectv/gsteffectv.h
+++ b/gst/effectv/gsteffectv.h
@@ -23,3 +23,11 @@
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 
+static inline guint
+fastrand (void)
+{
+  static guint fastrand_val;
+
+  return (fastrand_val = fastrand_val * 1103515245 + 12345);
+}
+
diff --git a/gst/effectv/gstquark.c b/gst/effectv/gstquark.c
index afd629bd2f..74791e2e4d 100644
--- a/gst/effectv/gstquark.c
+++ b/gst/effectv/gstquark.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "gstquark.h"
+#include "gsteffectv.h"
 
 #include <gst/video/video.h>
 
@@ -84,14 +85,6 @@ gst_quarktv_set_caps (GstBaseTransform * btrans, GstCaps * incaps,
   return ret;
 }
 
-static inline guint
-fastrand (void)
-{
-  static guint fastrand_val;
-
-  return (fastrand_val = fastrand_val * 1103515245 + 12345);
-}
-
 static GstFlowReturn
 gst_quarktv_transform (GstBaseTransform * trans, GstBuffer * in,
     GstBuffer * out)
diff --git a/gst/effectv/gstshagadelic.c b/gst/effectv/gstshagadelic.c
index c2afec1aae..1eea4df640 100644
--- a/gst/effectv/gstshagadelic.c
+++ b/gst/effectv/gstshagadelic.c
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "gstshagadelic.h"
+#include "gsteffectv.h"
 
 #include <gst/video/video.h>
 
@@ -83,14 +84,6 @@ gst_shagadelictv_set_caps (GstBaseTransform * btrans, GstCaps * incaps,
   return ret;
 }
 
-static inline guint
-fastrand (void)
-{
-  static guint fastrand_val;
-
-  return (fastrand_val = fastrand_val * 1103515245 + 12345);
-}
-
 static void
 gst_shagadelic_initialize (GstShagadelicTV * filter)
 {