diff --git a/tools/Makefile.am b/tools/Makefile.am
index 67e1d5fb70..9cc82c8626 100644
--- a/tools/Makefile.am
+++ b/tools/Makefile.am
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ templatefiles=\
 	element-templates/basetransform \
 	element-templates/cddabasesrc \
 	element-templates/element \
-	element-templates/gobject \
 	element-templates/pushsrc \
 	element-templates/tagdemux \
 	element-templates/videofilter2 \
@@ -20,6 +19,7 @@ templatefiles=\
 
 broken_templatefiles = \
 	element-templates/base \
+	element-templates/gobject \
 	element-templates/sinkpad \
 	element-templates/sinkpad-simple \
 	element-templates/srcpad \
diff --git a/tools/element-templates/gobject b/tools/element-templates/gobject
index 18183feafc..85d7d37149 100644
--- a/tools/element-templates/gobject
+++ b/tools/element-templates/gobject
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 /* vim: set filetype=c: */
-
+% ClassName
+GstObject
+% TYPE_CLASS_NAME
+GST_TYPE_OBJECT
 % includes
 % prototypes