diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideosink.c b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideosink.c
index 1fdcce8b94..40cb9c3cd7 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideosink.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideosink.c
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ gst_videosink_class_init (GstVideoSinkClass *klass)
                       G_MININT,G_MAXINT, 0, G_PARAM_READABLE));
   
   g_object_class_install_property (G_OBJECT_CLASS (klass), ARG_FRAME_TIME,
-    g_param_spec_int ("frame_time", "Frame time", "The interval between frames",
-                      G_MININT, G_MAXINT, 0, G_PARAM_READABLE));
+    g_param_spec_int64 ("frame_time", "Frame time", "The interval between frames",
+                      G_MININT64, G_MAXINT64, 0, G_PARAM_READABLE));
 
   gobject_class->set_property = gst_videosink_set_property;
   gobject_class->get_property = gst_videosink_get_property;
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideosink.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideosink.h
index 2a460fdaab..171a91ba0d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideosink.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideosink.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct _GstVideoSink {
   
   gint width, height;
   gint frames_displayed;
-  guint64 frame_time;
+  gint64 frame_time;
   
   GstClock *clock;
   
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/videosink.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/videosink.h
index 2a460fdaab..171a91ba0d 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/videosink.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/videosink.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ struct _GstVideoSink {
   
   gint width, height;
   gint frames_displayed;
-  guint64 frame_time;
+  gint64 frame_time;
   
   GstClock *clock;