diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstdatetime.c b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstdatetime.c
index c4d4854458..79af88f7c1 100644
--- a/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstdatetime.c
+++ b/subprojects/gstreamer/gst/gstdatetime.c
@@ -334,7 +334,7 @@ gst_date_time_get_microsecond (const GstDateTime * datetime)
  * values, timezones before (to the west) of UTC have negative values.
  * If @datetime represents UTC time, then the offset is zero.
  *
- * Return value: the offset from UTC in hours, or %G_MAXDOUBLE if none is set.
+ * Return value: the offset from UTC in hours, or %G_MAXFLOAT if none is set.
  */
 gfloat
 gst_date_time_get_time_zone_offset (const GstDateTime * datetime)
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ gst_date_time_get_time_zone_offset (const GstDateTime * datetime)
   g_return_val_if_fail (datetime != NULL, 0.0);
 
   if (!gst_date_time_has_time (datetime))
-    return G_MAXDOUBLE;
+    return G_MAXFLOAT;
 
   return (g_date_time_get_utc_offset (datetime->datetime) /
       G_USEC_PER_SEC) / 3600.0;