diff --git a/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c b/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
index df7aed7dce..a4a312aa6f 100644
--- a/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
+++ b/libs/gst/base/gstbaseparse.c
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ gst_base_parse_get_type (void)
     };
 
     base_parse_type = g_type_register_static (GST_TYPE_ELEMENT,
-        "GstAudioBaseParseBad", &base_parse_info, G_TYPE_FLAG_ABSTRACT);
+        "GstBaseParseBad", &base_parse_info, G_TYPE_FLAG_ABSTRACT);
   }
   return base_parse_type;
 }