diff --git a/ext/lame/gstlame.c b/ext/lame/gstlame.c
index 349d290817..f36a0b26e5 100644
--- a/ext/lame/gstlame.c
+++ b/ext/lame/gstlame.c
@@ -354,10 +354,10 @@ gst_lame_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
-      gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_lame_src_template));
-  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
-      gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_lame_sink_template));
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class,
+      &gst_lame_src_template);
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class,
+      &gst_lame_sink_template);
   gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "L.A.M.E. mp3 encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Audio",
       "High-quality free MP3 encoder (deprecated)",
diff --git a/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c b/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
index 40f9a6fc19..d2966973d2 100644
--- a/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
+++ b/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
@@ -215,10 +215,10 @@ gst_lamemp3enc_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (g_class);
 
-  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
-      gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_lamemp3enc_src_template));
-  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
-      gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_lamemp3enc_sink_template));
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class,
+      &gst_lamemp3enc_src_template);
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (element_class,
+      &gst_lamemp3enc_sink_template);
   gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class, "L.A.M.E. mp3 encoder",
       "Codec/Encoder/Audio",
       "High-quality free MP3 encoder",