diff --git a/plugins/elements/gstdataurisrc.c b/plugins/elements/gstdataurisrc.c
index c8b2992ead..b00059f676 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gstdataurisrc.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gstdataurisrc.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
/**
* SECTION:element-dataurisrc
*
- * dataurisrc handles data: URIs, see RFC 2397 for more information.
+ * dataurisrc handles data: URIs, see RFC 2397 for more information.
*
*
* Example launch line