diff --git a/ext/twolame/gsttwolamemp2enc.c b/ext/twolame/gsttwolamemp2enc.c
index a5e1b55e75..31bec6b78c 100644
--- a/ext/twolame/gsttwolamemp2enc.c
+++ b/ext/twolame/gsttwolamemp2enc.c
@@ -327,10 +327,10 @@ gst_two_lame_class_init (GstTwoLameClass * klass)
           0, G_MAXINT, gst_two_lame_default_settings.quick_mode_count,
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
-  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass),
-      gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_two_lame_src_template));
-  gst_element_class_add_pad_template (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass),
-      gst_static_pad_template_get (&gst_two_lame_sink_template));
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass),
+      &gst_two_lame_src_template);
+  gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass),
+      &gst_two_lame_sink_template);
 
   gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (GST_ELEMENT_CLASS (klass),
       "TwoLAME mp2 encoder", "Codec/Encoder/Audio",