diff --git a/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfcommon.h b/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfcommon.h
index aff881b987..82617d72fd 100644
--- a/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfcommon.h
+++ b/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfcommon.h
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
#define MAX_VOLUME 36
#define MIN_EVENT 0
-#define MAX_EVENT 16
+#define MAX_EVENT 15
#define MIN_EVENT_STRING "0"
-#define MAX_EVENT_STRING "16"
+#define MAX_EVENT_STRING "15"
#ifndef M_PI
#define M_PI 3.14159265358979323846 /* pi */
diff --git a/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.c b/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.c
index eb55268d70..a812e98ef0 100644
--- a/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.c
+++ b/gst/dtmf/gstdtmfsrc.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
*
* number
* G_TYPE_INT
- * 0-16
+ * 0-15
* The event number.
*
*
diff --git a/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.c b/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.c
index 89e8c00270..875a020661 100644
--- a/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.c
+++ b/gst/dtmf/gstrtpdtmfsrc.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
*
* number
* G_TYPE_INT
- * 0-16
+ * 0-15
* The event number.
*
*