diff --git a/sys/wasapi/gstwasapidevice.c b/sys/wasapi/gstwasapidevice.c
index 4371e44877..4e6379c3e2 100644
--- a/sys/wasapi/gstwasapidevice.c
+++ b/sys/wasapi/gstwasapidevice.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ gst_wasapi_device_provider_probe (GstDeviceProvider * provider)
   GstWasapiDeviceProvider *self = GST_WASAPI_DEVICE_PROVIDER (provider);
   GList *devices = NULL;
 
-  if (!gst_wasapi_util_get_devices (GST_ELEMENT (self), TRUE, &devices))
+  if (!gst_wasapi_util_get_devices (GST_OBJECT (self), TRUE, &devices))
     GST_ERROR_OBJECT (self, "Failed to enumerate devices");
 
   return devices;
diff --git a/sys/wasapi/gstwasapiutil.c b/sys/wasapi/gstwasapiutil.c
index ef4e0052cf..eac28834c9 100644
--- a/sys/wasapi/gstwasapiutil.c
+++ b/sys/wasapi/gstwasapiutil.c
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ gst_wasapi_util_hresult_to_string (HRESULT hr)
 }
 
 static IMMDeviceEnumerator *
-gst_wasapi_util_get_device_enumerator (GstElement * self)
+gst_wasapi_util_get_device_enumerator (GstObject * self)
 {
   HRESULT hr;
   IMMDeviceEnumerator *enumerator = NULL;
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ gst_wasapi_util_get_device_enumerator (GstElement * self)
 }
 
 gboolean
-gst_wasapi_util_get_devices (GstElement * self, gboolean active,
+gst_wasapi_util_get_devices (GstObject * self, gboolean active,
     GList ** devices)
 {
   gboolean res = FALSE;
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ gst_wasapi_util_get_device_client (GstElement * self,
   IMMDevice *device = NULL;
   IAudioClient *client = NULL;
 
-  if (!(enumerator = gst_wasapi_util_get_device_enumerator (self)))
+  if (!(enumerator = gst_wasapi_util_get_device_enumerator (GST_OBJECT (self))))
     goto beach;
 
   if (!device_strid) {
diff --git a/sys/wasapi/gstwasapiutil.h b/sys/wasapi/gstwasapiutil.h
index 715e0db158..4e560e6bd1 100644
--- a/sys/wasapi/gstwasapiutil.h
+++ b/sys/wasapi/gstwasapiutil.h
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ gint gst_wasapi_erole_to_device_role (gint erole);
 
 gchar *gst_wasapi_util_hresult_to_string (HRESULT hr);
 
-gboolean gst_wasapi_util_get_devices (GstElement * element, gboolean active,
+gboolean gst_wasapi_util_get_devices (GstObject * element, gboolean active,
     GList ** devices);
 
 gboolean gst_wasapi_util_get_device_client (GstElement * element,