diff --git a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c
index f15691ea08..96e75b7d62 100644
--- a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c
+++ b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ gst_auto_audio_sink_create_element_with_pretty_name (GstAutoAudioSink * sink,
   GstElement *element;
   gchar *name, *marker;
 
-  marker = g_strdup (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (factory)->name);
+  marker = g_strdup (GST_OBJECT_NAME (factory));
   if (g_str_has_suffix (marker, "sink"))
     marker[strlen (marker) - 4] = '\0';
   if (g_str_has_prefix (marker, "gst"))
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ gst_auto_audio_sink_find_best (GstAutoAudioSink * sink)
     if ((el = gst_auto_audio_sink_create_element_with_pretty_name (sink, f))) {
       GstStateChangeReturn ret;
 
-      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (sink, "Testing %s", GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (f)->name);
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (sink, "Testing %s", GST_OBJECT_NAME (f));
 
       /* If autoaudiosink has been provided with filter caps,
        * accept only sinks that match with the filter caps */
diff --git a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosrc.c b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosrc.c
index 698213baf0..ca7cb78ddf 100644
--- a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosrc.c
+++ b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosrc.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ gst_auto_audio_src_create_element_with_pretty_name (GstAutoAudioSrc * src,
   GstElement *element;
   gchar *name, *marker;
 
-  marker = g_strdup (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (factory)->name);
+  marker = g_strdup (GST_OBJECT_NAME (factory));
   if (g_str_has_suffix (marker, "src"))
     marker[strlen (marker) - 4] = '\0';
   if (g_str_has_prefix (marker, "gst"))
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ gst_auto_audio_src_find_best (GstAutoAudioSrc * src)
     if ((el = gst_auto_audio_src_create_element_with_pretty_name (src, f))) {
       GstStateChangeReturn ret;
 
-      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "Testing %s", GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (f)->name);
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "Testing %s", GST_OBJECT_NAME (f));
 
       /* If autoAudioSrc has been provided with filter caps,
        * accept only sources that match with the filter caps */
diff --git a/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosink.c b/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosink.c
index 16e2c93dae..1087c84c41 100644
--- a/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosink.c
+++ b/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosink.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ gst_auto_video_sink_create_element_with_pretty_name (GstAutoVideoSink * sink,
   GstElement *element;
   gchar *name, *marker;
 
-  marker = g_strdup (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (factory)->name);
+  marker = g_strdup (GST_OBJECT_NAME (factory));
   if (g_str_has_suffix (marker, "sink"))
     marker[strlen (marker) - 4] = '\0';
   if (g_str_has_prefix (marker, "gst"))
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ gst_auto_video_sink_find_best (GstAutoVideoSink * sink)
     if ((el = gst_auto_video_sink_create_element_with_pretty_name (sink, f))) {
       GstStateChangeReturn ret;
 
-      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (sink, "Testing %s", GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (f)->name);
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (sink, "Testing %s", GST_OBJECT_NAME (f));
 
       /* If autovideosink has been provided with filter caps,
        * accept only sinks that match with the filter caps */
diff --git a/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosrc.c b/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosrc.c
index 4123485b33..c9bc0b5b06 100644
--- a/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosrc.c
+++ b/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosrc.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ gst_auto_video_src_create_element_with_pretty_name (GstAutoVideoSrc * src,
   GstElement *element;
   gchar *name, *marker;
 
-  marker = g_strdup (GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (factory)->name);
+  marker = g_strdup (GST_OBJECT_NAME (factory));
   if (g_str_has_suffix (marker, "src"))
     marker[strlen (marker) - 4] = '\0';
   if (g_str_has_prefix (marker, "gst"))
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ gst_auto_video_src_find_best (GstAutoVideoSrc * src)
     if ((el = gst_auto_video_src_create_element_with_pretty_name (src, f))) {
       GstStateChangeReturn ret;
 
-      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "Testing %s", GST_PLUGIN_FEATURE (f)->name);
+      GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (src, "Testing %s", GST_OBJECT_NAME (f));
 
       /* If AutoVideoSrc has been provided with filter caps,
        * accept only sources that match with the filter caps */