diff --git a/gst/isomp4/gstqtmux.c b/gst/isomp4/gstqtmux.c
index 04a6cad6ca..53124e1165 100644
--- a/gst/isomp4/gstqtmux.c
+++ b/gst/isomp4/gstqtmux.c
@@ -459,7 +459,7 @@ gst_qt_mux_base_init (gpointer g_class)
   longname = g_strdup_printf ("%s Muxer", params->prop->long_name);
   description = g_strdup_printf ("Multiplex audio and video into a %s file",
       params->prop->long_name);
-  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, longname,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, longname,
       "Codec/Muxer", description,
       "Thiago Sousa Santos <thiagoss@embedded.ufcg.edu.br>");
   g_free (longname);
diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videodec.c b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videodec.c
index 65a1d1017d..7f5d6fde13 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videodec.c
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2videodec.c
@@ -1050,7 +1050,7 @@ gst_v4l2_video_dec_subclass_init (gpointer g_class, gpointer data)
       gst_pad_template_new ("src", GST_PAD_SRC, GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
           cdata->src_caps));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (element_class, cdata->longname,
+  gst_element_class_set_metadata (element_class, cdata->longname,
       "Codec/Decoder/Video/Hardware", cdata->description,
       "Nicolas Dufresne <nicolas.dufresne@collabora.com>");