diff --git a/gst/gstelementfactory.c b/gst/gstelementfactory.c
index 4ff1aee465..01f1f0a593 100644
--- a/gst/gstelementfactory.c
+++ b/gst/gstelementfactory.c
@@ -196,8 +196,10 @@ gst_elementfactory_new (const gchar *name, GType type,
   if (!factory->type)
     factory->type = type;
   else if (factory->type != type)
+/* FIXME: g_critical is glib-2.0, not glib-1.2
     g_critical ("`%s' requested type change (!)", name);
-
+*/
+    g_warning ("`%s' requested type change (!)", name);
   gst_object_set_name (GST_OBJECT (factory), name);
 
   return factory;
@@ -231,7 +233,10 @@ gst_elementfactory_create (GstElementFactory *factory,
 
   if (factory->type == 0)
     {
+/* FIXME: g_critical is glib-2.0, not glib-1.2
       g_critical ("Factory for `%s' has no type",
+*/
+      g_warning ("Factory for `%s' has no type",
 		  gst_object_get_name (GST_OBJECT (factory)));
       return NULL;
     }
diff --git a/gst/gstpad.c b/gst/gstpad.c
index 83f012eeb0..19899c89dd 100644
--- a/gst/gstpad.c
+++ b/gst/gstpad.c
@@ -566,7 +566,10 @@ gst_pad_connect (GstPad *srcpad,
 		 GstPad *sinkpad)
 {
   if (!gst_pad_try_connect (srcpad, sinkpad))
+/* FIXME: g_critical is glib-2.0, not glib-1.2
     g_critical ("couldn't connect %s:%s and %s:%s",
+*/
+    g_warning ("couldn't connect %s:%s and %s:%s",
 		GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (srcpad),
 		GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME (sinkpad));
 }
@@ -1476,7 +1479,10 @@ gst_pad_pull (GstPad *pad)
 
   if (!peer)
     {
+/* FIXME: g_critical is glib-2.0, not glib-1.2
       g_critical ("gst_pad_pull but %s:%s is unconnected", GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME(pad));
+*/
+      g_warning ("gst_pad_pull but %s:%s is unconnected", GST_DEBUG_PAD_NAME(pad));
       return NULL;
     }