diff --git a/gst/camerabin/camerabingeneral.c b/gst/camerabin/camerabingeneral.c
index 635a4b6a92..41c242663a 100644
--- a/gst/camerabin/camerabingeneral.c
+++ b/gst/camerabin/camerabingeneral.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
  * #GstCameraBinVideo.
  *
  */
+#include <string.h>
 
 #include "camerabingeneral.h"
 #include <glib.h>
@@ -159,18 +160,18 @@ gst_camerabin_setup_default_element (GstBin * bin, GstElement * user_elem,
 
   if (user_elem) {
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (bin, "trying configured element");
-    elem = try_element (bin, user_elem, FALSE);
+    elem = try_element (GST_ELEMENT_CAST (bin), user_elem, FALSE);
   } else {
     /* only try fallback if no specific sink was chosen */
     GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (bin, "trying %s", auto_elem_name);
     elem = gst_element_factory_make (auto_elem_name, NULL);
-    elem = try_element (bin, elem, TRUE);
+    elem = try_element (GST_ELEMENT_CAST (bin), elem, TRUE);
     if (elem == NULL) {
       /* if default sink from config.h is different then try it too */
       if (strcmp (default_elem_name, auto_elem_name)) {
         GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (bin, "trying %s", default_elem_name);
         elem = gst_element_factory_make (default_elem_name, NULL);
-        elem = try_element (bin, elem, TRUE);
+        elem = try_element (GST_ELEMENT_CAST (bin), elem, TRUE);
       }
     }
   }