diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer-types.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer-types.c
index dc76657a98..55172388eb 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer-types.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer-types.c
@@ -365,7 +365,12 @@ G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstDiscovererInfo, gst_discoverer_info, G_TYPE_OBJECT);
 static void
 gst_discoverer_info_init (GstDiscovererInfo * info)
 {
+#if GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,74,0)
+  info->missing_elements_details =
+      g_ptr_array_new_null_terminated (16, g_free, TRUE);
+#else
   info->missing_elements_details = g_ptr_array_new_with_free_func (g_free);
+#endif
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1179,7 +1184,6 @@ const gchar **
 gst_discoverer_info_get_missing_elements_installer_details (const
     GstDiscovererInfo * info)
 {
-
   if (info->result != GST_DISCOVERER_MISSING_PLUGINS) {
     GST_WARNING_OBJECT (info, "Trying to get missing element installed details "
         "but result is not 'MISSING_PLUGINS'");
@@ -1187,11 +1191,5 @@ gst_discoverer_info_get_missing_elements_installer_details (const
     return NULL;
   }
 
-  if (info->missing_elements_details->pdata[info->missing_elements_details->
-          len]) {
-    GST_DEBUG ("Adding NULL pointer to the end of missing_elements_details");
-    g_ptr_array_add (info->missing_elements_details, NULL);
-  }
-
   return (const gchar **) info->missing_elements_details->pdata;
 }
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer.c
index d12f73225e..d3e1c01994 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer.c
@@ -1519,6 +1519,10 @@ discoverer_collect (GstDiscoverer * dc)
   }
 
   _ensure_info_tags (dc);
+#if !GLIB_CHECK_VERSION(2,74,0)
+  /* Make sure the missing element details are NULL-terminated */
+  g_ptr_array_add (info->missing_elements_details, NULL);
+#endif
   serialize_info_if_required (dc, dc->priv->current_info);
   if (dc->priv->async)
     emit_discovered (dc);