diff --git a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspacescope.c b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspacescope.c
index de1336f978..5071dc8b1b 100644
--- a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspacescope.c
+++ b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspacescope.c
@@ -39,15 +39,17 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "gstspacescope.h"
 
+#if G_BYTE_ORDER == G_BIG_ENDIAN
+#define RGB_ORDER "xRGB"
+#else
+#define RGB_ORDER "BGRx"
+#endif
+
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_space_scope_src_template =
 GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-#if G_BYTE_ORDER == G_BIG_ENDIAN
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("xRGB"))
-#else
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("BGRx"))
-#endif
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE (RGB_ORDER))
     );
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_space_scope_sink_template =
diff --git a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspectrascope.c b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspectrascope.c
index ffa41a1c4e..10aa7d2f8d 100644
--- a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspectrascope.c
+++ b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstspectrascope.c
@@ -40,15 +40,17 @@
 
 #include "gstspectrascope.h"
 
+#if G_BYTE_ORDER == G_BIG_ENDIAN
+#define RGB_ORDER "xRGB"
+#else
+#define RGB_ORDER "BGRx"
+#endif
+
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_spectra_scope_src_template =
 GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-#if G_BYTE_ORDER == G_BIG_ENDIAN
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("xRGB"))
-#else
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("BGRx"))
-#endif
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE (RGB_ORDER))
     );
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_spectra_scope_sink_template =
diff --git a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstsynaescope.c b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstsynaescope.c
index 60814fe9a3..f99a753eaf 100644
--- a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstsynaescope.c
+++ b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstsynaescope.c
@@ -38,15 +38,17 @@
 
 #include "gstsynaescope.h"
 
+#if G_BYTE_ORDER == G_BIG_ENDIAN
+#define RGB_ORDER "xRGB"
+#else
+#define RGB_ORDER "BGRx"
+#endif
+
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_synae_scope_src_template =
 GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-#if G_BYTE_ORDER == G_BIG_ENDIAN
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("xRGB"))
-#else
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("BGRx"))
-#endif
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE (RGB_ORDER))
     );
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_synae_scope_sink_template =
diff --git a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstwavescope.c b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstwavescope.c
index c3b92465a3..e4eb8c2fba 100644
--- a/gst/audiovisualizers/gstwavescope.c
+++ b/gst/audiovisualizers/gstwavescope.c
@@ -39,15 +39,17 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include "gstwavescope.h"
 
+#if G_BYTE_ORDER == G_BIG_ENDIAN
+#define RGB_ORDER "xRGB"
+#else
+#define RGB_ORDER "BGRx"
+#endif
+
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_wave_scope_src_template =
 GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
     GST_PAD_SRC,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
-#if G_BYTE_ORDER == G_BIG_ENDIAN
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("xRGB"))
-#else
-    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE ("BGRx"))
-#endif
+    GST_STATIC_CAPS (GST_VIDEO_CAPS_MAKE (RGB_ORDER))
     );
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_wave_scope_sink_template =