diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/signalprocessor/gstsignalprocessor.c b/gst-libs/gst/signalprocessor/gstsignalprocessor.c
index c6dc89ae8d..662787d35a 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/signalprocessor/gstsignalprocessor.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/signalprocessor/gstsignalprocessor.c
@@ -198,9 +198,9 @@ gst_signal_processor_get_type (void)
 
 static void gst_signal_processor_finalize (GObject * object);
 static gboolean gst_signal_processor_src_activate_pull (GstPad * pad,
-    gboolean active);
+    GstObject * parent, gboolean active);
 static gboolean gst_signal_processor_sink_activate_push (GstPad * pad,
-    gboolean active);
+    GstObject * parent, gboolean active);
 static GstStateChangeReturn gst_signal_processor_change_state (GstElement *
     element, GstStateChange transition);
 
@@ -1063,12 +1063,13 @@ gst_signal_processor_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_signal_processor_sink_activate_push (GstPad * pad, gboolean active)
+gst_signal_processor_sink_activate_push (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    gboolean active)
 {
   gboolean result = TRUE;
   GstSignalProcessor *self;
 
-  self = GST_SIGNAL_PROCESSOR (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  self = GST_SIGNAL_PROCESSOR (parent);
 
   if (active) {
     if (self->mode == GST_PAD_MODE_NONE) {
@@ -1094,18 +1095,17 @@ gst_signal_processor_sink_activate_push (GstPad * pad, gboolean active)
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (self, "result : %d", result);
 
-  gst_object_unref (self);
-
   return result;
 }
 
 static gboolean
-gst_signal_processor_src_activate_pull (GstPad * pad, gboolean active)
+gst_signal_processor_src_activate_pull (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    gboolean active)
 {
   gboolean result = TRUE;
   GstSignalProcessor *self;
 
-  self = GST_SIGNAL_PROCESSOR (gst_pad_get_parent (pad));
+  self = GST_SIGNAL_PROCESSOR (parent);
 
   if (active) {
     if (self->mode == GST_PAD_MODE_NONE) {
@@ -1140,8 +1140,6 @@ gst_signal_processor_src_activate_pull (GstPad * pad, gboolean active)
 
   GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (self, "result : %d", result);
 
-  gst_object_unref (self);
-
   return result;
 }
 
diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
index 8714583d59..e3c5541a53 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
@@ -77,9 +77,11 @@ static void mpegts_base_dispose (GObject * object);
 static void mpegts_base_finalize (GObject * object);
 static void mpegts_base_free_program (MpegTSBaseProgram * program);
 static void mpegts_base_free_stream (MpegTSBaseStream * ptream);
-static gboolean mpegts_base_sink_activate (GstPad * pad);
-static gboolean mpegts_base_sink_activate_pull (GstPad * pad, gboolean active);
-static gboolean mpegts_base_sink_activate_push (GstPad * pad, gboolean active);
+static gboolean mpegts_base_sink_activate (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent);
+static gboolean mpegts_base_sink_activate_pull (GstPad * pad,
+    GstObject * parent, gboolean active);
+static gboolean mpegts_base_sink_activate_push (GstPad * pad,
+    GstObject * parent, gboolean active);
 static GstFlowReturn mpegts_base_chain (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
     GstBuffer * buf);
 static gboolean mpegts_base_sink_event (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
@@ -1532,7 +1534,7 @@ push_mode:
 
 
 static gboolean
-mpegts_base_sink_activate (GstPad * sinkpad)
+mpegts_base_sink_activate (GstPad * sinkpad, GstObject * parent)
 {
   GstQuery *query;
   gboolean pull_mode;
@@ -1561,9 +1563,10 @@ activate_push:
 }
 
 static gboolean
-mpegts_base_sink_activate_pull (GstPad * pad, gboolean active)
+mpegts_base_sink_activate_pull (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    gboolean active)
 {
-  MpegTSBase *base = GST_MPEGTS_BASE (GST_OBJECT_PARENT (pad));
+  MpegTSBase *base = GST_MPEGTS_BASE (parent);
   if (active) {
     base->mode = BASE_MODE_SCANNING;
     return gst_pad_start_task (pad, (GstTaskFunction) mpegts_base_loop, base);
@@ -1572,9 +1575,10 @@ mpegts_base_sink_activate_pull (GstPad * pad, gboolean active)
 }
 
 static gboolean
-mpegts_base_sink_activate_push (GstPad * pad, gboolean active)
+mpegts_base_sink_activate_push (GstPad * pad, GstObject * parent,
+    gboolean active)
 {
-  MpegTSBase *base = GST_MPEGTS_BASE (GST_OBJECT_PARENT (pad));
+  MpegTSBase *base = GST_MPEGTS_BASE (parent);
   base->mode = BASE_MODE_PUSHING;
   return TRUE;
 }