diff --git a/docs/manual/advanced-threads.xml b/docs/manual/advanced-threads.xml
index abea9012b7..38773660ad 100644
--- a/docs/manual/advanced-threads.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/advanced-threads.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ eos (GstElement *src, gpointer data)
 int 
 main (int argc, char *argv[]) 
 {
-  GstElement *filesrc, *demuxer, *decoder, *audioconvert, *audiosink;
+  GstElement *filesrc, *demuxer, *decoder, *converter, *audiosink;
   GstElement *thread;
 
   if (argc < 2) {
diff --git a/docs/manual/threads.xml b/docs/manual/threads.xml
index abea9012b7..38773660ad 100644
--- a/docs/manual/threads.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/threads.xml
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ eos (GstElement *src, gpointer data)
 int 
 main (int argc, char *argv[]) 
 {
-  GstElement *filesrc, *demuxer, *decoder, *audioconvert, *audiosink;
+  GstElement *filesrc, *demuxer, *decoder, *converter, *audiosink;
   GstElement *thread;
 
   if (argc < 2) {