diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmixer.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmixer.c
index 867ad4c3b8..e93dc5ab1f 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmixer.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmixer.c
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ gst_gl_mixer_process_buffers (GstGLMixer * mix, GstBuffer * outbuf)
         gst_object_sync_values (G_OBJECT (pad), stream_time);
 
       /* put buffer into array */
-      g_array_insert_val (mix->array_buffers, array_index, mixcol->buffer);
+      mix->array_buffers->pdata[array_index] = mixcol->buffer;
 
       if (pad == mix->master) {
         gint64 running_time;
@@ -1213,6 +1213,7 @@ gst_gl_mixer_change_state (GstElement * element, GstStateChange transition)
     case GST_STATE_CHANGE_READY_TO_PAUSED:
     {
       GSList *walk = mix->sinkpads;
+      gint i = 0;
 
       GstElement *parent = GST_ELEMENT (gst_element_get_parent (mix));
       GstStructure *structure =
@@ -1244,9 +1245,10 @@ gst_gl_mixer_change_state (GstElement * element, GstStateChange transition)
         walk = g_slist_next (walk);
         sink_pad->display = gst_gl_display_new ();
       }
-      mix->array_buffers =
-          g_array_sized_new (FALSE, TRUE, sizeof (GstBuffer *),
-          mix->next_sinkpad);
+      mix->array_buffers = g_ptr_array_sized_new (mix->next_sinkpad);
+      for (i = 0; i < mix->next_sinkpad; ++i) {
+        g_ptr_array_add (mix->array_buffers, NULL);
+      }
       GST_LOG_OBJECT (mix, "starting collectpads");
       gst_collect_pads_start (mix->collect);
       break;
@@ -1256,7 +1258,7 @@ gst_gl_mixer_change_state (GstElement * element, GstStateChange transition)
       GSList *walk = mix->sinkpads;
       GST_LOG_OBJECT (mix, "stopping collectpads");
       gst_collect_pads_stop (mix->collect);
-      g_array_free (mix->array_buffers, TRUE);
+      g_ptr_array_free (mix->array_buffers, TRUE);
       while (walk) {
         GstGLMixerPad *sink_pad = GST_GL_MIXER_PAD (walk->data);
         walk = g_slist_next (walk);
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmixer.h b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmixer.h
index 4c33ed2b45..9cdbc8b3a1 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmixer.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglmixer.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* 
+/*
  * GStreamer
  * Copyright (C) 2009 Julien Isorce <julien.isorce@gmail.com>
  *
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ G_BEGIN_DECLS
 typedef struct _GstGLMixer GstGLMixer;
 typedef struct _GstGLMixerClass GstGLMixerClass;
 
-typedef gboolean (*GstGLMixerSetCaps) (GstGLMixer* mixer, 
+typedef gboolean (*GstGLMixerSetCaps) (GstGLMixer* mixer,
   GstCaps* outcaps);
 typedef void (*GstGLMixerReset) (GstGLMixer *mixer);
 typedef gboolean (*GstGLMixerProcessFunc) (GstGLMixer *mix,
-  GArray *buffers, GstBuffer *outbuf);
+  GPtrArray *buffers, GstBuffer *outbuf);
 
 struct _GstGLMixer
 {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ struct _GstGLMixer
   /* sinkpads, a GSList of GstGLMixerPads */
   GSList *sinkpads;
 
-  GArray *array_buffers;
+  GPtrArray *array_buffers;
 
   gint numpads;
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ struct _GstGLMixer
 
   gint fps_n;
   gint fps_d;
-  
+
   /* Next available sinkpad index */
   gint next_sinkpad;