diff --git a/common b/common
index 6148068f23..d8fa5431e3 160000
--- a/common
+++ b/common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6148068f2318e85d8e66df485342b630d8fb49ac
+Subproject commit d8fa5431e3f6f1b9c8be36bad079719a6c4b529a
diff --git a/gst/playondemand/demo-mp3.c b/gst/playondemand/demo-mp3.c
index f2cab72882..af5df0a4fc 100644
--- a/gst/playondemand/demo-mp3.c
+++ b/gst/playondemand/demo-mp3.c
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(pipeline), pod);
   gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(pipeline), osssink);
 
-  gst_element_connect(src, "src", mad, "sink");
-  gst_element_connect(pod, "src", osssink, "sink");
-  gst_element_connect(mad, "src", pod, "sink");
+  gst_element_connect(src, mad);
+  gst_element_connect(pod, osssink);
+  gst_element_connect(mad, pod);
 
   gst_element_set_state(pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING);
 
diff --git a/gst/speed/demo-mp3.c b/gst/speed/demo-mp3.c
index d4e19489a3..586ac9f174 100644
--- a/gst/speed/demo-mp3.c
+++ b/gst/speed/demo-mp3.c
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(pipeline), stereo2mono);
     gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(pipeline), speed);
     gst_bin_add(GST_BIN(pipeline), osssink);
-    gst_element_connect(filesrc, "src", mad, "sink");
-    gst_element_connect(mad, "src", stereo2mono, "sink");
-    gst_element_connect(stereo2mono, "src", speed, "sink");
-    gst_element_connect(speed, "src", osssink, "sink");
+    gst_element_connect(filesrc, mad);
+    gst_element_connect(mad, stereo2mono);
+    gst_element_connect(stereo2mono, speed);
+    gst_element_connect(speed, osssink);
     gtk_object_set(GTK_OBJECT(filesrc), "location", argv[1], NULL);
     
     gst_element_set_state(pipeline, GST_STATE_PLAYING);