diff --git a/ext/vp8/gstvp8dec.c b/ext/vp8/gstvp8dec.c
index 8782c9a94c..fa8c002887 100644
--- a/ext/vp8/gstvp8dec.c
+++ b/ext/vp8/gstvp8dec.c
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ gst_vp8_dec_class_init (GstVP8DecClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_vp8_dec_sink_template));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "On2 VP8 Decoder",
       "Codec/Decoder/Video",
       "Decode VP8 video streams", "David Schleef <ds@entropywave.com>");
diff --git a/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c b/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c
index a51db85860..85f5245c72 100644
--- a/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c
+++ b/ext/vp8/gstvp8enc.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ gst_vp8_enc_class_init (GstVP8EncClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class,
       &gst_vp8_enc_sink_template);
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class,
       "On2 VP8 Encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Video",
       "Encode VP8 video streams", "David Schleef <ds@entropywave.com>");