diff --git a/sys/oss/gstosssink.c b/sys/oss/gstosssink.c
index 9bcc7fa976..5c06d04324 100644
--- a/sys/oss/gstosssink.c
+++ b/sys/oss/gstosssink.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ GST_PADTEMPLATE_FACTORY (osssink_sink_factory,
     		      GST_PROPS_INT (8),
      		      GST_PROPS_INT (16)
      		    ),
-      "rate",       GST_PROPS_INT_RANGE (8000, 48000),
+      "rate",       GST_PROPS_INT_RANGE (1000, 48000),
       "channels",   GST_PROPS_INT_RANGE (1, 2)
   )
 );
diff --git a/sys/oss/gstosssrc.c b/sys/oss/gstosssrc.c
index ede0be3790..f0f9849222 100644
--- a/sys/oss/gstosssrc.c
+++ b/sys/oss/gstosssrc.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ GST_PADTEMPLATE_FACTORY (osssrc_src_factory,
 			  GST_PROPS_INT (8),
 			  GST_PROPS_INT (16)
 			),
-      "rate",     	GST_PROPS_INT_RANGE (8000, 48000),
+      "rate",     	GST_PROPS_INT_RANGE (1000, 48000),
       "channels", 	GST_PROPS_INT_RANGE (1, 2)
   )
 )