diff --git a/examples/manual/Makefile.am b/examples/manual/Makefile.am
index 81239ff13e..99b5f2d26c 100644
--- a/examples/manual/Makefile.am
+++ b/examples/manual/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ gnome_CFLAGS = $(GST_OBJ_CFLAGS) $(LIBGNOMEUI_CFLAGS)
 EXTRA_DIST = extract.pl
 
 EXAMPLES = \
-	dynamic $(GNOME) factorymake helloworld \
+	dynamic $(GNOME) elementmake elementget helloworld \
 	init popt queue threads $(GST_LOADSAVE_SRC)
 
 dynamic.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/dynamic.xml
diff --git a/tests/old/examples/manual/Makefile.am b/tests/old/examples/manual/Makefile.am
index 81239ff13e..99b5f2d26c 100644
--- a/tests/old/examples/manual/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/examples/manual/Makefile.am
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ gnome_CFLAGS = $(GST_OBJ_CFLAGS) $(LIBGNOMEUI_CFLAGS)
 EXTRA_DIST = extract.pl
 
 EXAMPLES = \
-	dynamic $(GNOME) factorymake helloworld \
+	dynamic $(GNOME) elementmake elementget helloworld \
 	init popt queue threads $(GST_LOADSAVE_SRC)
 
 dynamic.c: $(top_srcdir)/docs/manual/dynamic.xml
diff --git a/tests/old/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am b/tests/old/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
index 1b3676fedb..7230847d03 100644
--- a/tests/old/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/old/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 include ../Rules
 
 tests_pass = thread1 thread2 thread3 thread4 thread5 threadb threadd threade threadf threadg
-tests_fail = threadh
+tests_fail = 
+# threadh
 
-tests_ignore = queue threadc staticrec
+tests_ignore = queue threadc
+# staticrec
 
 thread1_SOURCES = thread.c
 thread1_CFLAGS = -DTESTNUM=1 $(AM_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am b/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
index 1b3676fedb..7230847d03 100644
--- a/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
+++ b/testsuite/threads/Makefile.am
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 include ../Rules
 
 tests_pass = thread1 thread2 thread3 thread4 thread5 threadb threadd threade threadf threadg
-tests_fail = threadh
+tests_fail = 
+# threadh
 
-tests_ignore = queue threadc staticrec
+tests_ignore = queue threadc
+# staticrec
 
 thread1_SOURCES = thread.c
 thread1_CFLAGS = -DTESTNUM=1 $(AM_CFLAGS)