diff --git a/gstreamer/src/element.rs b/gstreamer/src/element.rs
index a240a0c79..38d853b86 100644
--- a/gstreamer/src/element.rs
+++ b/gstreamer/src/element.rs
@@ -520,8 +520,8 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_error(
         $obj.message_full(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Error,
             $err,
-            Some(format!($($msg)*)),
-            Some(format!($($debug)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($msg)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($debug)*)),
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
             line!(),
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_error(
         $obj.message_full(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Error,
             $err,
-            Some(format!($($msg)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($msg)*)),
             None,
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
@@ -545,7 +545,7 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_error(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Error,
             $err,
             None,
-            Some(format!($($debug)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($debug)*)),
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
             line!(),
@@ -596,8 +596,8 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_error(
         $obj.message_full_with_details(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Error,
             $err,
-            Some(format!($($msg)*)),
-            Some(format!($($debug)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($msg)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($debug)*)),
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
             line!(),
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_error(
         $obj.message_full_with_details(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Error,
             $err,
-            Some(format!($($msg)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($msg)*)),
             None,
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_error(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Error,
             $err,
             None,
-            Some(format!($($debug)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($debug)*)),
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
             line!(),
@@ -675,8 +675,8 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_warning(
         $obj.message_full(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Warning,
             $err,
-            Some(format!($($msg)*)),
-            Some(format!($($debug)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($msg)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($debug)*)),
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
             line!(),
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_warning(
         $obj.message_full(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Warning,
             $err,
-            Some(format!($($msg)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($msg)*)),
             None,
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
@@ -700,7 +700,7 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_warning(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Warning,
             $err,
             None,
-            Some(format!($($debug)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($debug)*)),
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
             line!(),
@@ -751,8 +751,8 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_warning(
         $obj.message_full_with_details(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Warning,
             $err,
-            Some(format!($($msg)*)),
-            Some(format!($($debug)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($msg)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($debug)*)),
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
             line!(),
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_warning(
         $obj.message_full_with_details(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Warning,
             $err,
-            Some(format!($($msg)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($msg)*)),
             None,
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_warning(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Warning,
             $err,
             None,
-            Some(format!($($debug)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($debug)*)),
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
             line!(),
@@ -830,8 +830,8 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_info(
         $obj.message_full(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Info,
             $err,
-            Some(format!($($msg)*)),
-            Some(format!($($debug)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($msg)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($debug)*)),
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
             line!(),
@@ -842,7 +842,7 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_info(
         $obj.message_full(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Info,
             $err,
-            Some(format!($($msg)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($msg)*)),
             None,
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_info(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Info,
             $err,
             None,
-            Some(format!($($debug)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($debug)*)),
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
             line!(),
@@ -906,8 +906,8 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_info(
         $obj.message_full_with_details(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Info,
             $err,
-            Some(format!($($msg)*)),
-            Some(format!($($debug)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($msg)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($debug)*)),
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
             line!(),
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_info(
         $obj.message_full_with_details(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Info,
             $err,
-            Some(format!($($msg)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($msg)*)),
             None,
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ macro_rules! gst_element_info(
             $crate::ElementMessageType::Info,
             $err,
             None,
-            Some(format!($($debug)*)),
+            Some(&format!($($debug)*)),
             file!(),
             module_path!(),
             line!(),