diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin3.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin3.c
index b793664352..70a19fef4b 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin3.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst/playback/gstplaybin3.c
@@ -5196,12 +5196,13 @@ gst_play_bin3_custom_element_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 
   playback_element_init (plugin);
 
-  if (g_getenv ("USE_PLAYBIN3"))
+  if (g_getenv ("USE_PLAYBIN3")) {
     ret &= gst_element_register (plugin, "playbin", GST_RANK_NONE,
         GST_TYPE_PLAY_BIN);
-  else
-    ret &= gst_element_register (plugin, "playbin3", GST_RANK_NONE,
-        GST_TYPE_PLAY_BIN);
+  }
+
+  ret &= gst_element_register (plugin, "playbin3", GST_RANK_NONE,
+      GST_TYPE_PLAY_BIN);
 
   return ret;
 }