diff --git a/gst/gstthread.c b/gst/gstthread.c
index 6e77a3fd11..ef252fe026 100644
--- a/gst/gstthread.c
+++ b/gst/gstthread.c
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ gst_thread_signal_thread (GstThread *thread, guint syncflag, gboolean set)
   g_cond_signal (thread->cond);
   g_mutex_unlock (thread->lock[syncflag-GST_THREAD_STATE_STARTED]);
   GST_DEBUG (0,"sync: done signaling thread with %u set to %d..should be %d\n",syncflag,
-	     GST_FLAG_ISSET(thread,syncflag),set);
+	     GST_FLAG_IS_SET(thread,syncflag),set);
 }
 
 // the set flag is to see what flag to wait for