diff --git a/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.c b/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.c
index e3d218f981..bcb35f0194 100644
--- a/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.c
+++ b/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.c
@@ -138,6 +138,9 @@ static GParamSpec *pspec_add = NULL;
 
 #define gst_audio_rate_parent_class parent_class
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (GstAudioRate, gst_audio_rate, GST_TYPE_ELEMENT);
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DEFINE_WITH_CODE (audiorate, "audiorate", GST_RANK_NONE,
+    GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE, GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (audio_rate_debug, "audiorate",
+        0, "AudioRate stream fixer"));
 
 static void
 gst_audio_rate_class_init (GstAudioRateClass * klass)
@@ -782,11 +785,7 @@ gst_audio_rate_change_state (GstElement * element, GstStateChange transition)
 static gboolean
 plugin_init (GstPlugin * plugin)
 {
-  GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (audio_rate_debug, "audiorate", 0,
-      "AudioRate stream fixer");
-
-  return gst_element_register (plugin, "audiorate", GST_RANK_NONE,
-      GST_TYPE_AUDIO_RATE);
+  return GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER (audiorate, plugin);
 }
 
 GST_PLUGIN_DEFINE (GST_VERSION_MAJOR,
diff --git a/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.h b/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.h
index 84e401b503..1c8fd16cbb 100644
--- a/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.h
+++ b/gst/audiorate/gstaudiorate.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ struct _GstAudioRate
   /* we output TIME format on the src */
   GstSegment src_segment;
 };
+GST_ELEMENT_REGISTER_DECLARE (audiorate);
 
 G_END_DECLS