diff --git a/ext/gio/gstgio.c b/ext/gio/gstgio.c
index be0a940b0e..3bf9c69fd1 100644
--- a/ext/gio/gstgio.c
+++ b/ext/gio/gstgio.c
@@ -239,10 +239,10 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
    * to replace gnomevfssink/src. For testing purposes PRIMARY+1 one makes sense
    * so it gets autoplugged and preferred over filesrc/sink. */
 
-  ret &= gst_element_register (plugin, "giosink", GST_RANK_MARGINAL,
+  ret &= gst_element_register (plugin, "giosink", GST_RANK_SECONDARY,
       GST_TYPE_GIO_SINK);
 
-  ret &= gst_element_register (plugin, "giosrc", GST_RANK_MARGINAL,
+  ret &= gst_element_register (plugin, "giosrc", GST_RANK_SECONDARY,
       GST_TYPE_GIO_SRC);
 
   ret &= gst_element_register (plugin, "giostreamsink", GST_RANK_NONE,
diff --git a/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfs.c b/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfs.c
index 747f1cf0bb..c00254ef54 100644
--- a/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfs.c
+++ b/ext/gnomevfs/gstgnomevfs.c
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
   gst_plugin_add_dependency_simple (plugin, NULL, GNOME_VFS_MODULES_DIR, NULL,
       GST_PLUGIN_DEPENDENCY_FLAG_NONE);
 
-  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "gnomevfssrc", GST_RANK_SECONDARY,
+  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "gnomevfssrc", GST_RANK_MARGINAL,
           gst_gnome_vfs_src_get_type ()))
     return FALSE;
 
-  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "gnomevfssink", GST_RANK_SECONDARY,
+  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "gnomevfssink", GST_RANK_MARGINAL,
           gst_gnome_vfs_sink_get_type ()))
     return FALSE;