diff --git a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencode_vp8.c b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencode_vp8.c
index 96146b9d54..01c41288f8 100644
--- a/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencode_vp8.c
+++ b/gst/vaapi/gstvaapiencode_vp8.c
@@ -49,19 +49,6 @@ GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_STATIC (gst_vaapi_vp8_encode_debug);
 #define GST_CODEC_CAPS                          \
   "video/x-vp8"
 
-/* *INDENT-OFF* */
-static const char gst_vaapiencode_vp8_src_caps_str[] =
-  GST_CODEC_CAPS;
-/* *INDENT-ON* */
-
-/* *INDENT-OFF* */
-static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_vaapiencode_vp8_src_factory =
-  GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
-      GST_PAD_SRC,
-      GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-      GST_STATIC_CAPS (gst_vaapiencode_vp8_src_caps_str));
-/* *INDENT-ON* */
-
 #define EXTRA_FORMATS {}
 
 /* vp8 encode */
@@ -103,6 +90,7 @@ gst_vaapiencode_vp8_class_init (GstVaapiEncodeVP8Class * klass, gpointer data)
   GstElementClass *const element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
   GstVaapiEncodeClass *const encode_class = GST_VAAPIENCODE_CLASS (klass);
   GstCaps *sink_caps = ((GstVaapiEncodeInitData *) data)->sink_caps;
+  GstCaps *src_caps = ((GstVaapiEncodeInitData *) data)->src_caps;
   gpointer encoder_class;
 
   object_class->finalize = gst_vaapiencode_vp8_finalize;
@@ -125,8 +113,10 @@ gst_vaapiencode_vp8_class_init (GstVaapiEncodeVP8Class * klass, gpointer data)
   gst_caps_unref (sink_caps);
 
   /* src pad */
-  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class,
-      &gst_vaapiencode_vp8_src_factory);
+  g_assert (src_caps);
+  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
+      gst_pad_template_new ("src", GST_PAD_SRC, GST_PAD_ALWAYS, src_caps));
+  gst_caps_unref (src_caps);
 
   encoder_class = g_type_class_ref (GST_TYPE_VAAPI_ENCODER_VP8);
   g_assert (encoder_class);