diff --git a/ext/soup/gstsoup.c b/ext/soup/gstsoup.c
index 10bdba7480..3be491d2e5 100644
--- a/ext/soup/gstsoup.c
+++ b/ext/soup/gstsoup.c
@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
   bind_textdomain_codeset (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, "UTF-8");
 #endif
 
+  /* see https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=674885 */
+  g_type_ensure (G_TYPE_SOCKET);
+  g_type_ensure (G_TYPE_SOCKET_ADDRESS);
+  g_type_ensure (G_TYPE_SOCKET_SERVICE);
+  g_type_ensure (G_TYPE_SOCKET_FAMILY);
+  g_type_ensure (G_TYPE_SOCKET_CLIENT);
+  g_type_ensure (G_TYPE_RESOLVER);
+  g_type_ensure (G_TYPE_PROXY_RESOLVER);
+  g_type_ensure (G_TYPE_PROXY_ADDRESS);
+  g_type_ensure (G_TYPE_TLS_CERTIFICATE);
+  g_type_ensure (G_TYPE_TLS_CONNECTION);
+  g_type_ensure (G_TYPE_TLS_DATABASE);
+  g_type_ensure (G_TYPE_TLS_INTERACTION);
+
   gst_element_register (plugin, "souphttpsrc", GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
       GST_TYPE_SOUP_HTTP_SRC);
   gst_element_register (plugin, "souphttpclientsink", GST_RANK_NONE,