diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/Makefile.am b/validate/gst/validate/Makefile.am
index 2641df0d97..f591975d24 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/Makefile.am
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/Makefile.am
@@ -62,15 +62,15 @@ libgstvalidate_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = \
 libgstvalidate_@GST_API_VERSION@includedir = $(includedir)/gstreamer-@GST_API_VERSION@/gst/validate
 
 # GstValidate GStreamer plugin
-plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstvalidateplugin-@GST_API_VERSION@.la
-libgstvalidateplugin_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_SOURCES = $(source_c)
-libgstvalidateplugin_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_ALL_CFLAGS)\
+plugin_LTLIBRARIES = libgstvalidatetracer.la
+libgstvalidatetracer_la_SOURCES = $(source_c)
+libgstvalidatetracer_la_CFLAGS = $(GST_ALL_CFLAGS)\
 	$(JSON_GLIB_CFLAGS) $(GIO_CFLAGS) $(GST_PBUTILS_CFLAGS) \
 	-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API \
 	-D__GST_VALIDATE_PLUGIN
-libgstvalidateplugin_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS) \
+libgstvalidatetracer_la_LDFLAGS = $(GST_ALL_LDFLAGS) \
 	$(GST_LT_LDFLAGS) $(GIO_LDFLAGS) $(GST_PBUTILS_LDFAGS) $(GST_PLUGIN_LDFLAGS)
-libgstvalidateplugin_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD = \
+libgstvalidatetracer_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_LIBS) $(GST_BASE_LIBS) \
 	$(GST_ALL_LIBS) $(GIO_LIBS) $(GST_PBUTILS_LIBS) \
 	$(JSON_GLIB_LIBS) $(GLIB_LIBS) $(LIBM)
diff --git a/validate/gst/validate/meson.build b/validate/gst/validate/meson.build
index 81effb1af6..ef2524d760 100644
--- a/validate/gst/validate/meson.build
+++ b/validate/gst/validate/meson.build
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ gstvalidate = shared_library('gstvalidate-1.0',
     dependencies : [gst_dep, glib_dep, gio_dep, gmodule_dep,
                     gst_pbutils_dep, mathlib, json_dep])
 
-gstvalidateplugin = shared_library('gstvalidateplugin',
+gstvalidatetracer = shared_library('gstvalidatetracer',
     sources: gstvalidate_sources,
     include_directories : [inc_dirs],
     install: true,
diff --git a/validate/plugins/fault_injection/socket_interposer.c b/validate/plugins/fault_injection/socket_interposer.c
index a27a429d25..53c1ebb794 100644
--- a/validate/plugins/fault_injection/socket_interposer.c
+++ b/validate/plugins/fault_injection/socket_interposer.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ socket_interposer_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    faultinjector,
+    validatefaultinjection,
     "Fault injector plugin for GstValidate",
     socket_interposer_init, VERSION, "LGPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME,
     GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN)
diff --git a/validate/plugins/gapplication/gstvalidategapplication.c b/validate/plugins/gapplication/gstvalidategapplication.c
index 45ff1b8a48..da8da5787d 100644
--- a/validate/plugins/gapplication/gstvalidategapplication.c
+++ b/validate/plugins/gapplication/gstvalidategapplication.c
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ gst_validate_gapplication_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    gstvalidategapplication,
+    validategapplication,
     "GstValidate plugin to run validate on gapplication",
     gst_validate_gapplication_init, VERSION, "LGPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME,
     GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN)
diff --git a/validate/plugins/gtk/gstvalidategtk.c b/validate/plugins/gtk/gstvalidategtk.c
index 6c5f86cd7b..b73c8b6c18 100644
--- a/validate/plugins/gtk/gstvalidategtk.c
+++ b/validate/plugins/gtk/gstvalidategtk.c
@@ -531,7 +531,7 @@ gst_validate_gtk_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    gstvalidategtk,
+    validategtk,
     "GstValidate plugin to execute action specific to the Gtk toolkit",
     gst_validate_gtk_init, VERSION, "LGPL", GST_PACKAGE_NAME,
     GST_PACKAGE_ORIGIN)
diff --git a/validate/plugins/ssim/gstvalidatessim.c b/validate/plugins/ssim/gstvalidatessim.c
index 25f51a1e70..39ada80744 100644
--- a/validate/plugins/ssim/gstvalidatessim.c
+++ b/validate/plugins/ssim/gstvalidatessim.c
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ gst_validate_ssim_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
     GST_VERSION_MINOR,
-    ssim,
+    validatessim,
     "GstValidate plugin to run the ssim algorithm on raw"
     " video buffers. It allows you to generate png files"
     "\n                          "