diff --git a/plugins/ges/gesdemux.c b/plugins/ges/gesdemux.c
index 150628acd0..3a02dd89a2 100644
--- a/plugins/ges/gesdemux.c
+++ b/plugins/ges/gesdemux.c
@@ -191,10 +191,12 @@ ges_demux_class_init (GESDemuxClass * self_class)
 {
   GObjectClass *gclass = G_OBJECT_CLASS (self_class);
   GstElementClass *gstelement_klass = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (self_class);
-  GstCaps *sinkpad_caps = ges_demux_get_sinkpad_caps ();
+  GstCaps *sinkpad_caps;
 
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (gesdemux, "gesdemux", 0, "ges demux element");
 
+  sinkpad_caps = ges_demux_get_sinkpad_caps ();
+
   gst_tag_register ("is-ges-timeline", GST_TAG_FLAG_META, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN,
       "is-ges-timeline", "The stream is a ges timeline.", NULL);
   gclass->get_property = ges_demux_get_property;