diff --git a/ext/neon/gstneonhttpsrc.c b/ext/neon/gstneonhttpsrc.c
index 080216d5df..f965b08b14 100644
--- a/ext/neon/gstneonhttpsrc.c
+++ b/ext/neon/gstneonhttpsrc.c
@@ -109,7 +109,12 @@ static void oom_callback (void);
 #define parent_class gst_neonhttp_src_parent_class
 G_DEFINE_TYPE_WITH_CODE (GstNeonhttpSrc, gst_neonhttp_src, GST_TYPE_PUSH_SRC,
     G_IMPLEMENT_INTERFACE (GST_TYPE_URI_HANDLER,
-        gst_neonhttp_src_uri_handler_init));
+        gst_neonhttp_src_uri_handler_init);
+    GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (neonhttpsrc_debug, "neonhttpsrc", 0,
+        "NEON HTTP src");
+    );
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DEFINE (neonhttpsrc, "neonhttpsrc", GST_RANK_NONE,
+    GST_TYPE_NEONHTTP_SRC);
 
 static void
 gst_neonhttp_src_class_init (GstNeonhttpSrcClass * klass)
@@ -1099,11 +1104,7 @@ gst_neonhttp_src_uri_handler_init (gpointer g_iface, gpointer iface_data)
 static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
-  GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (neonhttpsrc_debug, "neonhttpsrc", 0,
-      "NEON HTTP src");
-
-  return gst_element_register (plugin, "neonhttpsrc", GST_RANK_NONE,
-      GST_TYPE_NEONHTTP_SRC);
+  return GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER (neonhttpsrc, plugin);
 }
 
 /* this is the structure that gst-register looks for
diff --git a/ext/neon/gstneonhttpsrc.h b/ext/neon/gstneonhttpsrc.h
index 5a61433d35..a5dd2dfd27 100644
--- a/ext/neon/gstneonhttpsrc.h
+++ b/ext/neon/gstneonhttpsrc.h
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ struct _GstNeonhttpSrcClass {
 
 GType gst_neonhttp_src_get_type (void);
 
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DECLARE (neonhttpsrc);
+
 G_END_DECLS
 
 #endif /* __GST_NEONHTTP_SRC_H__ */