diff --git a/sys/shm/gstshmsrc.c b/sys/shm/gstshmsrc.c
index 672f4f3a42..d201e7e779 100644
--- a/sys/shm/gstshmsrc.c
+++ b/sys/shm/gstshmsrc.c
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ gst_shm_src_class_init (GstShmSrcClass * klass)
   gst_element_class_add_pad_template (gstelement_class,
       gst_static_pad_template_get (&srctemplate));
 
-  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (element_class,
+  gst_element_class_set_details_simple (gstelement_class,
       "Shared Memory Source",
       "Source",
       "Receive data from the shared memory sink",