diff --git a/ext/vorbis/vorbis.c b/ext/vorbis/vorbis.c
index 3783eeb4b2..b231a2112a 100644
--- a/ext/vorbis/vorbis.c
+++ b/ext/vorbis/vorbis.c
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ plugin_init (GModule *module, GstPlugin *plugin)
   dec = gst_element_factory_new("vorbisdec",GST_TYPE_VORBISDEC,
                                &vorbisdec_details);
   g_return_val_if_fail(dec != NULL, FALSE);
+  gst_element_factory_set_rank (dec, GST_ELEMENT_RANK_PRIMARY);
  
   /* register sink pads */
   dec_sink_template = gst_pad_template_new ("sink", GST_PAD_SINK,