diff --git a/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegenc.c b/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegenc.c
index fac321d9ff..b46d806944 100644
--- a/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegenc.c
+++ b/ext/ffmpeg/gstffmpegenc.c
@@ -1115,6 +1115,15 @@ gst_ffmpegenc_register (GstPlugin * plugin)
     type = g_type_register_static (GST_TYPE_ELEMENT, type_name, &typeinfo, 0);
     g_type_set_qdata (type, GST_FFENC_PARAMS_QDATA, (gpointer) params);
 
+    {
+      static const GInterfaceInfo preset_info = {
+        NULL,
+        NULL,
+        NULL
+      };
+      g_type_add_interface_static (type, GST_TYPE_PRESET, &preset_info);
+    }
+
     if (!gst_element_register (plugin, type_name, GST_RANK_NONE, type)) {
       g_free (type_name);
       return FALSE;