diff --git a/gst/passthrough/gstpassthrough.c b/gst/passthrough/gstpassthrough.c
index e7f6c1d211..9cbd4e5670 100644
--- a/gst/passthrough/gstpassthrough.c
+++ b/gst/passthrough/gstpassthrough.c
@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@ passthrough_connect_sink (GstPad *pad, GstCaps *caps)
   
   if (strcmp (format, "int") == 0) {
     filter->format        = GST_PASSTHROUGH_FORMAT_INT;
-    gst_caps_get_int (caps, "width",      &filter->width);
-    gst_caps_get_int (caps, "depth",      &filter->depth);
-    gst_caps_get_int (caps, "law",        &filter->law);
-    gst_caps_get_int (caps, "endianness", &filter->endianness);
-    gst_caps_get_int (caps, "signed",     &filter->is_signed);
+    gst_caps_get_int	 (caps, "width",      &filter->width);
+    gst_caps_get_int	 (caps, "depth",      &filter->depth);
+    gst_caps_get_int	 (caps, "law",        &filter->law);
+    gst_caps_get_int	 (caps, "endianness", &filter->endianness);
+    gst_caps_get_boolean (caps, "signed",     &filter->is_signed);
 
     if (! filter->silent) {
       g_print ("Passthrough : channels %d, rate %d\n",  
diff --git a/gst/speed/gstspeed.c b/gst/speed/gstspeed.c
index b5a03c0109..f97dcf3c2b 100644
--- a/gst/speed/gstspeed.c
+++ b/gst/speed/gstspeed.c
@@ -145,11 +145,11 @@ speed_parse_caps (GstSpeed *filter, GstCaps *caps)
   
   if (strcmp(format, "int")==0) {
     filter->format        = GST_SPEED_FORMAT_INT;
-    gst_caps_get_int (caps, "width", 	  &filter->width);
-    gst_caps_get_int (caps, "depth",      &filter->depth);
-    gst_caps_get_int (caps, "law",        &filter->law);
-    gst_caps_get_int (caps, "endianness", &filter->endianness);
-    gst_caps_get_int (caps, "signed",     &filter->is_signed);
+    gst_caps_get_int	 (caps, "width", 	  &filter->width);
+    gst_caps_get_int	 (caps, "depth",      &filter->depth);
+    gst_caps_get_int	 (caps, "law",        &filter->law);
+    gst_caps_get_int	 (caps, "endianness", &filter->endianness);
+    gst_caps_get_boolean (caps, "signed",     &filter->is_signed);
 
     if (!filter->silent) {
       g_print ("Speed : channels %d, rate %d\n",