diff --git a/ext/opus/gstopusdec.c b/ext/opus/gstopusdec.c
index 89639b12b8..585b38335e 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstopusdec.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstopusdec.c
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ gst_opus_dec_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
-      gst_static_pad_template_get (&opus_dec_src_factory));
-  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
-      gst_static_pad_template_get (&opus_dec_sink_factory));
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class,
+      &opus_dec_src_factory);
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class,
+      &opus_dec_sink_factory);
   gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Opus audio decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
       "decode opus streams to audio",
diff --git a/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c b/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c
index 8ca1158c99..f747a37362 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstopusenc.c
@@ -204,10 +204,8 @@ gst_opus_enc_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
-      gst_static_pad_template_get (&src_factory));
-  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
-      gst_static_pad_template_get (&sink_factory));
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &src_factory);
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class, &sink_factory);
   gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "Opus audio encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Audio",
       "Encodes audio in Opus format",