diff --git a/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c b/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
index 7ed53b3409..43b63ff2cf 100644
--- a/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
+++ b/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
@@ -281,6 +281,7 @@ gst_lamemp3enc_class_init (GstLameMP3EncClass * klass)
 static void
 gst_lamemp3enc_init (GstLameMP3Enc * lame)
 {
+  GST_PAD_SET_ACCEPT_TEMPLATE (GST_AUDIO_ENCODER_SINK_PAD (lame));
 }
 
 static gboolean