diff --git a/gst/vaapiconvert/gstvaapiconvert.c b/gst/vaapiconvert/gstvaapiconvert.c
index 9bb52ea4fd..1ccfae9f15 100644
--- a/gst/vaapiconvert/gstvaapiconvert.c
+++ b/gst/vaapiconvert/gstvaapiconvert.c
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ static gboolean plugin_init(GstPlugin *plugin)
 
     return gst_element_register(plugin,
                                 GST_PLUGIN_NAME,
-                                GST_RANK_NONE,
+                                GST_RANK_SECONDARY,
                                 GST_TYPE_VAAPICONVERT);
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/vaapidecode/gstvaapidecode.c b/gst/vaapidecode/gstvaapidecode.c
index 3d8ccc99a2..4fcbbe051f 100644
--- a/gst/vaapidecode/gstvaapidecode.c
+++ b/gst/vaapidecode/gstvaapidecode.c
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ static gboolean plugin_init(GstPlugin *plugin)
 
     return gst_element_register(plugin,
                                 GST_PLUGIN_NAME,
-                                GST_RANK_NONE,
+                                GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
                                 GST_TYPE_VAAPIDECODE);
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/vaapisink/gstvaapisink.c b/gst/vaapisink/gstvaapisink.c
index 8384153595..7c4ecfb130 100644
--- a/gst/vaapisink/gstvaapisink.c
+++ b/gst/vaapisink/gstvaapisink.c
@@ -684,7 +684,7 @@ static gboolean plugin_init(GstPlugin *plugin)
 
     return gst_element_register(plugin,
                                 GST_PLUGIN_NAME,
-                                GST_RANK_NONE,
+                                GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
                                 GST_TYPE_VAAPISINK);
 }