diff --git a/plugins/elements/gsttee.c b/plugins/elements/gsttee.c
index 02638dda47..a6d4b9dac7 100644
--- a/plugins/elements/gsttee.c
+++ b/plugins/elements/gsttee.c
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ gst_tee_class_init (GstTeeClass * klass)
           DEFAULT_PULL_MODE,
           G_PARAM_CONSTRUCT | G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
   pspec_alloc_pad = g_param_spec_object ("alloc-pad", "Allocation Src Pad",
-      "The pad used for gst_pad_alloc_buffer", GST_TYPE_PAD,
+      "The pad ALLOCATION queries will be proxied to (unused)", GST_TYPE_PAD,
       G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS);
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_ALLOC_PAD,
       pspec_alloc_pad);