diff --git a/ext/twolame/gsttwolame.c b/ext/twolame/gsttwolame.c
index 0f8094f217..2cabc13a20 100644
--- a/ext/twolame/gsttwolame.c
+++ b/ext/twolame/gsttwolame.c
@@ -1039,7 +1039,7 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
   bind_textdomain_codeset (GETTEXT_PACKAGE, "UTF-8");
 #endif /* ENABLE_NLS */
 
-  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "twolame", GST_RANK_SECONDARY,
+  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "twolame", GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
           GST_TYPE_TWO_LAME))
     return FALSE;