diff --git a/ext/speex/gstspeexdec.c b/ext/speex/gstspeexdec.c
index e4ce803326..89293a37a5 100644
--- a/ext/speex/gstspeexdec.c
+++ b/ext/speex/gstspeexdec.c
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ speex_dec_chain_parse_header (GstSpeexDec * dec, GstBuffer * buf)
   if (dec->header->mode >= SPEEX_NB_MODES || dec->header->mode < 0)
     goto mode_too_old;
 
-  dec->mode = (SpeexMode *) speex_mode_list[dec->header->mode];
+  dec->mode = speex_lib_get_mode (dec->header->mode);
 
   /* initialize the decoder */
   dec->state = speex_decoder_init (dec->mode);
diff --git a/ext/speex/gstspeexenc.c b/ext/speex/gstspeexenc.c
index 13ec295784..b8cb8728d2 100644
--- a/ext/speex/gstspeexenc.c
+++ b/ext/speex/gstspeexenc.c
@@ -647,15 +647,15 @@ gst_speex_enc_setup (GstSpeexEnc * enc)
   switch (enc->mode) {
     case GST_SPEEX_ENC_MODE_UWB:
       GST_LOG_OBJECT (enc, "configuring for requested UWB mode");
-      enc->speex_mode = (SpeexMode *) & speex_uwb_mode;
+      enc->speex_mode = speex_lib_get_mode (SPEEX_MODEID_UWB);
       break;
     case GST_SPEEX_ENC_MODE_WB:
       GST_LOG_OBJECT (enc, "configuring for requested WB mode");
-      enc->speex_mode = (SpeexMode *) & speex_wb_mode;
+      enc->speex_mode = speex_lib_get_mode (SPEEX_MODEID_WB);
       break;
     case GST_SPEEX_ENC_MODE_NB:
       GST_LOG_OBJECT (enc, "configuring for requested NB mode");
-      enc->speex_mode = (SpeexMode *) & speex_nb_mode;
+      enc->speex_mode = speex_lib_get_mode (SPEEX_MODEID_NB);
       break;
     case GST_SPEEX_ENC_MODE_AUTO:
       /* fall through */
@@ -667,9 +667,9 @@ gst_speex_enc_setup (GstSpeexEnc * enc)
   if (enc->rate > 25000) {
     if (enc->mode == GST_SPEEX_ENC_MODE_AUTO) {
       GST_LOG_OBJECT (enc, "selected UWB mode for samplerate %d", enc->rate);
-      enc->speex_mode = (SpeexMode *) & speex_uwb_mode;
+      enc->speex_mode = speex_lib_get_mode (SPEEX_MODEID_UWB);
     } else {
-      if (enc->speex_mode != &speex_uwb_mode) {
+      if (enc->speex_mode != speex_lib_get_mode (SPEEX_MODEID_UWB)) {
         gst_speex_enc_set_last_msg (enc,
             "Warning: suggest to use ultra wide band mode for this rate");
       }
@@ -677,9 +677,9 @@ gst_speex_enc_setup (GstSpeexEnc * enc)
   } else if (enc->rate > 12500) {
     if (enc->mode == GST_SPEEX_ENC_MODE_AUTO) {
       GST_LOG_OBJECT (enc, "selected WB mode for samplerate %d", enc->rate);
-      enc->speex_mode = (SpeexMode *) & speex_wb_mode;
+      enc->speex_mode = speex_lib_get_mode (SPEEX_MODEID_WB);
     } else {
-      if (enc->speex_mode != &speex_wb_mode) {
+      if (enc->speex_mode != speex_lib_get_mode (SPEEX_MODEID_WB)) {
         gst_speex_enc_set_last_msg (enc,
             "Warning: suggest to use wide band mode for this rate");
       }
@@ -687,9 +687,9 @@ gst_speex_enc_setup (GstSpeexEnc * enc)
   } else {
     if (enc->mode == GST_SPEEX_ENC_MODE_AUTO) {
       GST_LOG_OBJECT (enc, "selected NB mode for samplerate %d", enc->rate);
-      enc->speex_mode = (SpeexMode *) & speex_nb_mode;
+      enc->speex_mode = speex_lib_get_mode (SPEEX_MODEID_NB);
     } else {
-      if (enc->speex_mode != &speex_nb_mode) {
+      if (enc->speex_mode != speex_lib_get_mode (SPEEX_MODEID_NB)) {
         gst_speex_enc_set_last_msg (enc,
             "Warning: suggest to use narrow band mode for this rate");
       }