diff --git a/ext/wavpack/gstwavpackdec.c b/ext/wavpack/gstwavpackdec.c
index a7df49c6d8..50dcc792cd 100644
--- a/ext/wavpack/gstwavpackdec.c
+++ b/ext/wavpack/gstwavpackdec.c
@@ -127,12 +127,11 @@ gst_wavpack_dec_wvclink (GstPad * pad, GstPad * peer)
 static void
 gst_wavpack_dec_base_init (gpointer klass)
 {
-  static GstElementDetails plugin_details = {
-    "WAVPACK decoder",
-    "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
-    "Decode Wavpack audio data",
-    "Arwed v. Merkatz <v.merkatz@gmx.net>"
-  };
+  static GstElementDetails plugin_details =
+      GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("WavePack audio decoder",
+      "Codec/Decoder/Audio",
+      "Decode Wavpack audio data",
+      "Arwed v. Merkatz <v.merkatz@gmx.net>");
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
 
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
diff --git a/ext/wavpack/gstwavpackparse.c b/ext/wavpack/gstwavpackparse.c
index f00e337e6e..59ef81fab5 100644
--- a/ext/wavpack/gstwavpackparse.c
+++ b/ext/wavpack/gstwavpackparse.c
@@ -72,12 +72,11 @@ GST_BOILERPLATE (GstWavpackParse, gst_wavpack_parse, GstElement,
 
      static void gst_wavpack_parse_base_init (gpointer klass)
 {
-  static GstElementDetails plugin_details = {
-    "Wavpack file parser",
-    "Codec/Demuxer/Audio",
-    "Parses Wavpack files",
-    "Arwed v. Merkatz <v.merkatz@gmx.net>"
-  };
+  static GstElementDetails plugin_details =
+      GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("WavePack parser",
+      "Codec/Demuxer/Audio",
+      "Parses Wavpack files",
+      "Arwed v. Merkatz <v.merkatz@gmx.net>");
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
 
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (element_class,
@@ -332,7 +331,8 @@ gst_wavpack_parse_scan_to_find_sample (GstWavpackParse * parse,
   /* now scan forward until we find the chunk we're looking for or hit EOS */
   do {
     WavpackHeader header = { {0,}
-    , 0, };
+    , 0,
+    };
     GstBuffer *buf;
 
     buf = gst_wavpack_parse_pull_buffer (parse, off, sizeof (WavpackHeader),
diff --git a/gst/audiofx/audiowsinclimit.c b/gst/audiofx/audiowsinclimit.c
index bf2773e6f3..a69c20f71d 100644
--- a/gst/audiofx/audiowsinclimit.c
+++ b/gst/audiofx/audiowsinclimit.c
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@
 #include <math.h>               /* M_PI */
 #include <string.h>             /* memmove */
 
-static GstElementDetails gst_lpwsinc_details = GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("LPWSinc",
+static GstElementDetails gst_lpwsinc_details =
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Low-pass Windowed sinc filter",
     "Filter/Effect/Audio",
     "Low-pass Windowed sinc filter",
     "Thomas <thomas@apestaart.org>, " "Steven W. Smith");
diff --git a/gst/equalizer/gstiirequalizer.c b/gst/equalizer/gstiirequalizer.c
index 0075ff1997..c7d67d3096 100644
--- a/gst/equalizer/gstiirequalizer.c
+++ b/gst/equalizer/gstiirequalizer.c
@@ -129,12 +129,11 @@ gst_iir_equalizer_get_type (void)
 static void
 gst_iir_equalizer_base_init (gpointer g_class)
 {
-  static GstElementDetails iir_equalizer_details = {
-    "Equalizer",
-    "Filter/Effect/Audio",
-    "Direct Form IIR equalizer",
-    "Benjamin Otte <otte@gnome.org>"
-  };
+  static GstElementDetails iir_equalizer_details =
+      GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Equalizer",
+      "Filter/Effect/Audio",
+      "Direct Form IIR equalizer",
+      "Benjamin Otte <otte@gnome.org>");
   GstIirEqualizerClass *klass = (GstIirEqualizerClass *) g_class;
   GstElementClass *element_class = GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass);
   GstCaps *caps;
diff --git a/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c b/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c
index 4637cd2320..31b4f24bcb 100644
--- a/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c
+++ b/gst/qtdemux/qtdemux.c
@@ -118,12 +118,11 @@ enum QtDemuxState
 static GNode *qtdemux_tree_get_child_by_type (GNode * node, guint32 fourcc);
 static GNode *qtdemux_tree_get_sibling_by_type (GNode * node, guint32 fourcc);
 
-static GstElementDetails gst_qtdemux_details = {
-  "QuickTime Demuxer",
-  "Codec/Demuxer",
-  "Demultiplex a QuickTime file into audio and video streams",
-  "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>"
-};
+static GstElementDetails gst_qtdemux_details =
+GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("QuickTime demuxer",
+    "Codec/Demuxer",
+    "Demultiplex a QuickTime file into audio and video streams",
+    "David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>");
 
 static GstStaticPadTemplate gst_qtdemux_sink_template =
     GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
diff --git a/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c b/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c
index b12b292bbc..fb2d400c1f 100644
--- a/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c
+++ b/gst/videocrop/gstvideocrop.c
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ struct _GstVideoCropClass
 };
 
 /* elementfactory information */
-static GstElementDetails gst_video_crop_details =
-GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("video crop filter",
+static GstElementDetails gst_video_crop_details = GST_ELEMENT_DETAILS ("Crop",
     "Filter/Effect/Video",
     "Crops video into a user defined region",
     "Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>");