diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c
index 479267e413..2d4bfe530b 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosink.c
@@ -191,10 +191,6 @@ gst_audioringbuffer_class_init (GstAudioRingBufferClass * klass)
   gstringbuffer_class->delay = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_audioringbuffer_delay);
   gstringbuffer_class->activate =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_audioringbuffer_activate);
-
-  /* ref class from a thread-safe context to work around missing bit of
-   * thread-safety in GObject */
-  g_type_class_ref (GST_TYPE_AUDIORING_BUFFER);
 }
 
 typedef guint (*WriteFunc) (GstAudioSink * sink, gpointer data, guint length);
@@ -596,6 +592,8 @@ gst_audio_sink_class_init (GstAudioSinkClass * klass)
 
   gstbaseaudiosink_class->create_ringbuffer =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_audio_sink_create_ringbuffer);
+
+  g_type_class_ref (GST_TYPE_AUDIORING_BUFFER);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosrc.c b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosrc.c
index ff183b8883..602673438d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosrc.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/audio/gstaudiosrc.c
@@ -183,10 +183,6 @@ gst_audioringbuffer_class_init (GstAudioRingBufferClass * klass)
   gstringbuffer_class->stop = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_audioringbuffer_stop);
 
   gstringbuffer_class->delay = GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_audioringbuffer_delay);
-
-  /* ref class from a thread-safe context to work around missing bit of
-   * thread-safety in GObject */
-  g_type_class_ref (GST_TYPE_AUDIORING_BUFFER);
 }
 
 typedef guint (*ReadFunc) (GstAudioSrc * src, gpointer data, guint length);
@@ -510,6 +506,8 @@ gst_audio_src_class_init (GstAudioSrcClass * klass)
 
   gstbaseaudiosrc_class->create_ringbuffer =
       GST_DEBUG_FUNCPTR (gst_audio_src_create_ringbuffer);
+
+  g_type_class_ref (GST_TYPE_AUDIORING_BUFFER);
 }
 
 static void