diff --git a/docs/pwg/building-boiler.xml b/docs/pwg/building-boiler.xml
index 49da6c86fd..537723fe9b 100644
--- a/docs/pwg/building-boiler.xml
+++ b/docs/pwg/building-boiler.xml
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin *plugin)
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (
   GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
   GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-  "my_filter",
+  my_filter,
   "My filter plugin",
   plugin_init,
   VERSION,
diff --git a/gst/gstplugin.h b/gst/gstplugin.h
index c946041a4b..f1be63bd6f 100644
--- a/gst/gstplugin.h
+++ b/gst/gstplugin.h
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS \
 GST_PLUGIN_EXPORT GstPluginDesc gst_plugin_desc = {	\
   major,						\
   minor,						\
-  name,							\
+ #name,						        \
   (gchar *) description,				\
   init,							\
   version,						\
diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstelements.c b/plugins/elements/gstelements.c
index 8d00729c0a..00594b551a 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstelements.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstelements.c
@@ -93,6 +93,6 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    "coreelements",
+    coreelements,
     "standard GStreamer elements",
     plugin_init, VERSION, GST_LICENSE, GST_PACKAGE_NAME, GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN);