diff --git a/gst/pbtypes/gstpbtypes.c b/gst/pbtypes/gstpbtypes.c
index 655051697b..ac2c16e4ad 100644
--- a/gst/pbtypes/gstpbtypes.c
+++ b/gst/pbtypes/gstpbtypes.c
@@ -23,15 +23,16 @@
 #include "config.h"
 #endif
 
-#include <gst/gst.h>
 #include <gst/video/video.h>
+#include "gstpbtypes.h"
+
+GST_DYNAMIC_TYPE_REGISTER_DEFINE (video_multiview_flagset,
+    GST_TYPE_VIDEO_MULTIVIEW_FLAGSET);
 
 static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
-  if (!gst_dynamic_type_register (plugin, GST_TYPE_VIDEO_MULTIVIEW_FLAGSET))
-    return FALSE;
-  return TRUE;
+  return GST_DYNAMIC_TYPE_REGISTER (video_multiview_flagset, plugin);
 }
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
diff --git a/gst/pbtypes/gstpbtypes.h b/gst/pbtypes/gstpbtypes.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f92513cc51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gst/pbtypes/gstpbtypes.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/* GStreamer
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Jan Schmidt <jan@centricular.com>
+ *
+ * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+ * version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+ * Library General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+ * License along with this library; if not, write to the
+ * Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef __GST_PB_TYPES_H__
+#define __GST_PB_TYPES_H__
+
+#include <gst/gst.h>
+
+GST_DYNAMIC_TYPE_REGISTER_DECLARE (video_multiview_flagset);
+
+#endif //__GST_PB_TYPES_H__