diff --git a/ext/dvdread/dvdreadsrc.c b/ext/dvdread/dvdreadsrc.c
index 53e0aa3292..59c8c1eba3 100644
--- a/ext/dvdread/dvdreadsrc.c
+++ b/ext/dvdread/dvdreadsrc.c
@@ -844,7 +844,8 @@ nav_retry:
   g_assert (cur_output_size < 1024);
 
   /* create the buffer (TODO: use buffer pool?) */
-  buf = gst_buffer_new_allocate (NULL, cur_output_size * DVD_VIDEO_LB_LEN, 0);
+  buf =
+      gst_buffer_new_allocate (NULL, cur_output_size * DVD_VIDEO_LB_LEN, NULL);
 
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (src, "Going to read %u sectors @ pack %d", cur_output_size,
       src->cur_pack);
diff --git a/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c b/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
index 9b2737dc15..010d49b77a 100644
--- a/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
+++ b/ext/lame/gstlamemp3enc.c
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ gst_lamemp3enc_handle_frame (GstAudioEncoder * enc, GstBuffer * in_buf)
 
   /* allocate space for output */
   mp3_buffer_size = 1.25 * num_samples + 7200;
-  mp3_buf = gst_buffer_new_allocate (NULL, mp3_buffer_size, 0);
+  mp3_buf = gst_buffer_new_allocate (NULL, mp3_buffer_size, NULL);
   gst_buffer_map (mp3_buf, &mp3_map, GST_MAP_WRITE);
 
   /* lame seems to be too stupid to get mono interleaved going */
diff --git a/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2dec.c b/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2dec.c
index d4202a0d21..d6e8eb588f 100644
--- a/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2dec.c
+++ b/ext/mpeg2dec/gstmpeg2dec.c
@@ -1144,7 +1144,8 @@ gst_mpeg2dec_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf)
      */
 #ifdef enable_user_data
     if (info->user_data_len > 0) {
-      GstBuffer *udbuf = gst_buffer_new_allocate (NULL, info->user_data_len, 0);
+      GstBuffer *udbuf =
+          gst_buffer_new_allocate (NULL, info->user_data_len, NULL);
 
       gst_buffer_fill (udbuf, 0, info->user_data, info->user_data_len);
 
diff --git a/ext/x264/gstx264enc.c b/ext/x264/gstx264enc.c
index 41db12c157..4cb7298d0f 100644
--- a/ext/x264/gstx264enc.c
+++ b/ext/x264/gstx264enc.c
@@ -2078,7 +2078,7 @@ gst_x264_enc_encode_frame (GstX264Enc * encoder, x264_picture_t * pic_in,
     goto out;
   }
 
-  out_buf = gst_buffer_new_allocate (NULL, i_size, 0);
+  out_buf = gst_buffer_new_allocate (NULL, i_size, NULL);
   gst_buffer_fill (out_buf, 0, data, i_size);
 
   GST_LOG_OBJECT (encoder,
diff --git a/gst/dvdlpcmdec/gstdvdlpcmdec.c b/gst/dvdlpcmdec/gstdvdlpcmdec.c
index f3ba9a859a..08de375bff 100644
--- a/gst/dvdlpcmdec/gstdvdlpcmdec.c
+++ b/gst/dvdlpcmdec/gstdvdlpcmdec.c
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ gst_dvdlpcmdec_chain_raw (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstBuffer * buf)
       if (samples < 1)
         goto drop;
 
-      outbuf = gst_buffer_new_allocate (NULL, samples * 3, 0);
+      outbuf = gst_buffer_new_allocate (NULL, samples * 3, NULL);
       gst_buffer_copy_into (outbuf, buf, GST_BUFFER_COPY_TIMESTAMPS, 0, -1);
 
       /* adjust samples so we can calc the new timestamp */
diff --git a/gst/dvdsub/gstdvdsubdec.c b/gst/dvdsub/gstdvdsubdec.c
index 07ef38ec97..1c1adfd250 100644
--- a/gst/dvdsub/gstdvdsubdec.c
+++ b/gst/dvdsub/gstdvdsubdec.c
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ gst_send_subtitle_frame (GstDvdSubDec * dec, GstClockTime end_ts)
   GstVideoFrame frame;
   guint8 *data;
   gint x, y;
+  static GstAllocationParams params = { 0, 0, 0, 3, };
 
   g_assert (dec->have_title);
   g_assert (dec->next_ts <= end_ts);
@@ -697,7 +698,8 @@ gst_send_subtitle_frame (GstDvdSubDec * dec, GstClockTime end_ts)
   }
 
   out_buf =
-      gst_buffer_new_allocate (NULL, 4 * GST_VIDEO_INFO_SIZE (&dec->info), 3);
+      gst_buffer_new_allocate (NULL, 4 * GST_VIDEO_INFO_SIZE (&dec->info),
+      &params);
   gst_video_frame_map (&frame, &dec->info, out_buf, GST_MAP_READWRITE);
 
   data = GST_VIDEO_FRAME_PLANE_DATA (&frame, 0);