diff --git a/gst/videobox/gstvideobox.c b/gst/videobox/gstvideobox.c
index f70e46d0c3..a0d6c311d2 100644
--- a/gst/videobox/gstvideobox.c
+++ b/gst/videobox/gstvideobox.c
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ fill_gray (GstVideoBoxFill fill_type, guint b_alpha,
   format = GST_VIDEO_FRAME_FORMAT (frame);
 
   width = GST_VIDEO_FRAME_WIDTH (frame);
-  height = GST_VIDEO_FRAME_WIDTH (frame);
+  height = GST_VIDEO_FRAME_HEIGHT (frame);
 
   dest = GST_VIDEO_FRAME_PLANE_DATA (frame, 0);
   dest_stride = GST_VIDEO_FRAME_PLANE_STRIDE (frame, 0);