diff --git a/plugins/tracers/gstlatency.c b/plugins/tracers/gstlatency.c
index 945ad24934..c3e8f746f3 100644
--- a/plugins/tracers/gstlatency.c
+++ b/plugins/tracers/gstlatency.c
@@ -668,6 +668,11 @@ gst_latency_tracer_class_init (GstLatencyTracerClass * klass)
           NULL),
       NULL);
   /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+  GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (tr_latency, GST_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (tr_element_latency, GST_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (tr_element_reported_latency,
+      GST_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/plugins/tracers/gstrusage.c b/plugins/tracers/gstrusage.c
index 9086f1edc6..6817815042 100644
--- a/plugins/tracers/gstrusage.c
+++ b/plugins/tracers/gstrusage.c
@@ -346,6 +346,9 @@ gst_rusage_tracer_class_init (GstRUsageTracerClass * klass)
           NULL),
       NULL);
   /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+  GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (tr_thread, GST_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (tr_proc, GST_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/plugins/tracers/gststats.c b/plugins/tracers/gststats.c
index 7ca1eca3c3..2fba4fa3ff 100644
--- a/plugins/tracers/gststats.c
+++ b/plugins/tracers/gststats.c
@@ -744,6 +744,14 @@ gst_stats_tracer_class_init (GstStatsTracerClass * klass)
           NULL),
       NULL);
   /* *INDENT-ON* */
+
+  GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (tr_buffer, GST_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (tr_event, GST_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (tr_message, GST_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (tr_element_query, GST_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (tr_query, GST_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (tr_new_element, GST_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
+  GST_OBJECT_FLAG_SET (tr_new_pad, GST_OBJECT_FLAG_MAY_BE_LEAKED);
 }
 
 static void