diff --git a/gst/volume/gstvolume.c b/gst/volume/gstvolume.c
index fc10191553..a9ffded12a 100644
--- a/gst/volume/gstvolume.c
+++ b/gst/volume/gstvolume.c
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ enum
 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GstVolume, gst_volume,
     GST_TYPE_AUDIO_FILTER,
     G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE (GST_TYPE_STREAM_VOLUME, NULL));
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DEFINE (volume, "volume", GST_RANK_NONE, GST_TYPE_VOLUME);
 
 static void volume_set_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     const GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
@@ -865,8 +866,7 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (GST_CAT_DEFAULT, "volume", 0, "Volume gain");
 
-  return gst_element_register (plugin, "volume", GST_RANK_NONE,
-      GST_TYPE_VOLUME);
+  return GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER (volume, plugin);
 }
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
diff --git a/gst/volume/gstvolume.h b/gst/volume/gstvolume.h
index 27cd6c3e37..b8709dc3a3 100644
--- a/gst/volume/gstvolume.h
+++ b/gst/volume/gstvolume.h
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ struct _GstVolume {
   guint volumes_count;
 };
 
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DECLARE (volume);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_VOLUME_H__ */