diff --git a/gst/liveadder/liveadder.c b/gst/liveadder/liveadder.c
index cfd8055f5a..682754c54c 100644
--- a/gst/liveadder/liveadder.c
+++ b/gst/liveadder/liveadder.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ gst_live_adder_class_init (GstLiveAdderClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_LATENCY,
       g_param_spec_uint ("latency", "Buffer latency in ms",
           "Amount of data to buffer", 0, G_MAXUINT, DEFAULT_LATENCY_MS,
-          G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+          G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   GST_DEBUG_CATEGORY_INIT (live_adder_debug, "liveadder", 0, "Live Adder");