diff --git a/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.c b/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.c
index 6ea90b3e7d..f3af32682a 100644
--- a/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.c
+++ b/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.c
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ static void gst_video_scale_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
 
 #define gst_video_scale_parent_class parent_class
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstVideoScale, gst_video_scale, GST_TYPE_VIDEO_FILTER);
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DEFINE (videoscale, "videoscale",
+    GST_RANK_NONE, GST_TYPE_VIDEO_SCALE);
 
 static GstCapsFeatures *features_format_interlaced,
     *features_format_interlaced_sysmem;
@@ -1238,8 +1240,7 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
       "videoscale element");
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_GET (CAT_PERFORMANCE, "GST_PERFORMANCE");
 
-  return gst_element_register (plugin, "videoscale", GST_RANK_NONE,
-      GST_TYPE_VIDEO_SCALE);
+  return GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER (videoscale, plugin);
 }
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
diff --git a/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.h b/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.h
index b7fcbc854c..f518d5e797 100644
--- a/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.h
+++ b/gst/videoscale/gstvideoscale.h
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ struct _GstVideoScale {
   gint borders_w;
 };
 
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DECLARE (videoscale);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_VIDEO_SCALE_H__ */