diff --git a/ext/timidity/gsttimidity.c b/ext/timidity/gsttimidity.c
index eb11244fa3..3d72fcd39f 100644
--- a/ext/timidity/gsttimidity.c
+++ b/ext/timidity/gsttimidity.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static gboolean gst_timidity_set_song_options (GstTimidity * timidity,
 static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
     GST_PAD_SINK,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("audio/midi")
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("audio/midi; audio/riff-midi")
     );
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
diff --git a/ext/timidity/gstwildmidi.c b/ext/timidity/gstwildmidi.c
index 708a8f4eb3..8c84727acf 100644
--- a/ext/timidity/gstwildmidi.c
+++ b/ext/timidity/gstwildmidi.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static void gst_wildmidi_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
 static GstStaticPadTemplate sink_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
     GST_PAD_SINK,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("audio/midi")
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS ("audio/midi; audio/riff-midi")
     );
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate src_factory = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",