diff --git a/gst/spectrum/gstspectrum.c b/gst/spectrum/gstspectrum.c
index 72242dc3a7..563c4f0ad7 100644
--- a/gst/spectrum/gstspectrum.c
+++ b/gst/spectrum/gstspectrum.c
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ gst_spectrum_class_init (GstSpectrumClass * klass)
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_BANDS,
       g_param_spec_uint ("bands", "Bands", "Number of frequency bands",
-          0, G_MAXUINT, DEFAULT_BANDS,
+          2, ((guint) G_MAXINT + 2) / 2, DEFAULT_BANDS,
           G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class, PROP_THRESHOLD,