diff --git a/docs/gst/tmpl/gstcaps.sgml b/docs/gst/tmpl/gstcaps.sgml
index a5b3bd0fe1..ff7bad4d28 100644
--- a/docs/gst/tmpl/gstcaps.sgml
+++ b/docs/gst/tmpl/gstcaps.sgml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ to create a GstCaps.
 	  "audio/raw",		/* mime type */
 	  gst_props_new (	/* properties */
 	    "format",   GST_PROPS_STRING ("float"),
-	    "layout",   GST_PROPS_INT (5),
+	    "channels",   GST_PROPS_INT (5),
 	    NULL));
 </programlisting>