diff --git a/tests/check/libs/baseparse.c b/tests/check/libs/baseparse.c
index 42b260bfb3..3adb86cdb9 100644
--- a/tests/check/libs/baseparse.c
+++ b/tests/check/libs/baseparse.c
@@ -121,12 +121,12 @@ gst_parser_tester_init (GstParserTester * tester)
 static void
 setup_parsertester (void)
 {
-  GstStaticPadTemplate sinktemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
+  static GstStaticPadTemplate sinktemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
       GST_PAD_SINK,
       GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
       GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-test-custom")
       );
-  GstStaticPadTemplate srctemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
+  static GstStaticPadTemplate srctemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
       GST_PAD_SRC,
       GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
       GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-test-custom")