diff --git a/gst/playback/gstplay-enum.c b/gst/playback/gstplay-enum.c
index 7b34a64454..dd8afd713d 100644
--- a/gst/playback/gstplay-enum.c
+++ b/gst/playback/gstplay-enum.c
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ gst_play_flags_get_type (void)
         "buffering"},
     {C_FLAGS (GST_PLAY_FLAG_DEINTERLACE), "Deinterlace video if necessary",
         "deinterlace"},
-    {C_FLAGS (GST_PLAY_FLAG_SOFT_COLORBALANCE), "Use software color balance"},
+    {C_FLAGS (GST_PLAY_FLAG_SOFT_COLORBALANCE), "Use software color balance",
+        "soft-colorbalance"},
     {C_FLAGS (GST_PLAY_FLAG_FORCE_FILTERS),
         "Force audio/video filter(s) to be applied", "force-filters"},
     {0, NULL, NULL}