diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
index 4a6af69510..4db433fc35 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/docs/plugins/gst_plugins_cache.json
@@ -7149,7 +7149,7 @@
         "elements": {
             "d3dvideosink": {
                 "author": "David Hoyt <dhoyt@hoytsoft.org>, Roland Krikava <info@bluedigits.com>",
-                "description": "Display data using a Direct3D video renderer",
+                "description": "Display data using a Direct3D9 video renderer",
                 "hierarchy": [
                     "GstD3DVideoSink",
                     "GstVideoSink",
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3dvideosink/d3dvideosink.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3dvideosink/d3dvideosink.c
index b5ee7514ae..583ef606d6 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3dvideosink/d3dvideosink.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/d3dvideosink/d3dvideosink.c
@@ -157,8 +157,8 @@ gst_d3dvideosink_class_init (GstD3DVideoSinkClass * klass)
           (GParamFlags) G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   gst_element_class_set_static_metadata (gstelement_class,
-      "Direct3D video sink", "Sink/Video",
-      "Display data using a Direct3D video renderer",
+      "Direct3D9 video sink", "Sink/Video",
+      "Display data using a Direct3D9 video renderer",
       "David Hoyt <dhoyt@hoytsoft.org>, Roland Krikava <info@bluedigits.com>");
 
   gst_element_class_add_static_pad_template (gstelement_class, &sink_template);