diff --git a/tests/check/libs/videodecoder.c b/tests/check/libs/videodecoder.c
index 89916b3244..628a48bf3c 100644
--- a/tests/check/libs/videodecoder.c
+++ b/tests/check/libs/videodecoder.c
@@ -183,12 +183,12 @@ _mysinkpad_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
 static void
 setup_videodecodertester (void)
 {
-  GstStaticPadTemplate sinktemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
+  static GstStaticPadTemplate sinktemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
       GST_PAD_SINK,
       GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
       GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw")
       );
-  GstStaticPadTemplate srctemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
+  static GstStaticPadTemplate srctemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
       GST_PAD_SRC,
       GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
       GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-test-custom")
diff --git a/tests/check/libs/videoencoder.c b/tests/check/libs/videoencoder.c
index 57fa592c00..925b2bf667 100644
--- a/tests/check/libs/videoencoder.c
+++ b/tests/check/libs/videoencoder.c
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ _mysinkpad_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent, GstEvent * event)
 static void
 setup_videoencodertester (void)
 {
-  GstStaticPadTemplate sinktemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
+  static GstStaticPadTemplate sinktemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("sink",
       GST_PAD_SINK,
       GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
       GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-test-custom")
       );
-  GstStaticPadTemplate srctemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
+  static GstStaticPadTemplate srctemplate = GST_STATIC_PAD_TEMPLATE ("src",
       GST_PAD_SRC,
       GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
       GST_STATIC_CAPS ("video/x-raw")