diff --git a/tests/examples/jack/jack_client.c b/tests/examples/jack/jack_client.c
index 99599ab5cb..969ceda9c4 100644
--- a/tests/examples/jack/jack_client.c
+++ b/tests/examples/jack/jack_client.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   }
 
   /* quit after 5 seconds */
-  g_timeout_add (5000, (GSourceFunc) quit_cb, NULL);
+  g_timeout_add_seconds (5, (GSourceFunc) quit_cb, NULL);
   gtk_main ();
 
   /* clean up */
diff --git a/tests/examples/rtp/server-alsasrc-PCMA.c b/tests/examples/rtp/server-alsasrc-PCMA.c
index 8d10932146..4690eed45c 100644
--- a/tests/examples/rtp/server-alsasrc-PCMA.c
+++ b/tests/examples/rtp/server-alsasrc-PCMA.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
   gst_element_set_state (pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING);
 
   /* print stats every second */
-  g_timeout_add (1000, (GSourceFunc) print_stats, rtpbin);
+  g_timeout_add_seconds (1, (GSourceFunc) print_stats, rtpbin);
 
   /* we need to run a GLib main loop to get the messages */
   loop = g_main_loop_new (NULL, FALSE);
diff --git a/tests/icles/ximagesrc-test.c b/tests/icles/ximagesrc-test.c
index 4873046a83..fdcc580eee 100644
--- a/tests/icles/ximagesrc-test.c
+++ b/tests/icles/ximagesrc-test.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
   }
 
   /* We want to get out after 5 seconds */
-  g_timeout_add (5000, (GSourceFunc) terminate_playback, pipeline);
+  g_timeout_add_seconds (5, (GSourceFunc) terminate_playback, pipeline);
 
   g_main_loop_run (loop);