diff --git a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c
index 5990bfda0c..e3fd7c70c9 100644
--- a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c
+++ b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosink.c
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ gst_auto_audio_sink_factory_filter (GstPluginFeature * feature, gpointer data)
     return FALSE;
 
   /* audio sinks */
-  klass = gst_element_factory_get_klass (GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature));
+  klass = gst_element_factory_get_metadata (GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature),
+      GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_KLASS);
   if (!(strstr (klass, "Sink") && strstr (klass, "Audio")))
     return FALSE;
 
diff --git a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosrc.c b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosrc.c
index 955574f5d9..f251bc8e12 100644
--- a/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosrc.c
+++ b/gst/autodetect/gstautoaudiosrc.c
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ gst_auto_audio_src_factory_filter (GstPluginFeature * feature, gpointer data)
     return FALSE;
 
   /* audio sinks */
-  klass = gst_element_factory_get_klass (GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature));
+  klass = gst_element_factory_get_metadata (GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature),
+      GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_KLASS);
   if (!(strstr (klass, "Source") && strstr (klass, "Audio")))
     return FALSE;
 
diff --git a/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosink.c b/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosink.c
index 7683b34594..4aa7161f27 100644
--- a/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosink.c
+++ b/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosink.c
@@ -190,7 +190,8 @@ gst_auto_video_sink_factory_filter (GstPluginFeature * feature, gpointer data)
     return FALSE;
 
   /* video sinks */
-  klass = gst_element_factory_get_klass (GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature));
+  klass = gst_element_factory_get_metadata (GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature),
+      GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_KLASS);
   if (!(strstr (klass, "Sink") && strstr (klass, "Video")))
     return FALSE;
 
diff --git a/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosrc.c b/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosrc.c
index bec7c6c2d7..0184c673c8 100644
--- a/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosrc.c
+++ b/gst/autodetect/gstautovideosrc.c
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ gst_auto_video_src_factory_filter (GstPluginFeature * feature, gpointer data)
     return FALSE;
 
   /* video sources */
-  klass = gst_element_factory_get_klass (GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature));
+  klass = gst_element_factory_get_metadata (GST_ELEMENT_FACTORY (feature),
+      GST_ELEMENT_METADATA_KLASS);
   if (!(strstr (klass, "Source") && strstr (klass, "Video")))
     return FALSE;