diff --git a/ext/opus/gstopus.c b/ext/opus/gstopus.c
index 55e19c49de..2e0fe7cbe3 100644
--- a/ext/opus/gstopus.c
+++ b/ext/opus/gstopus.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
 
-  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "opusenc", GST_RANK_NONE,
+  if (!gst_element_register (plugin, "opusenc", GST_RANK_PRIMARY,
           GST_TYPE_OPUS_ENC))
     return FALSE;