diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi/gstwasapisink.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi/gstwasapisink.c
index b10d391104..b5005fc72c 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi/gstwasapisink.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi/gstwasapisink.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ gst_wasapi_sink_class_init (GstWasapiSinkClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
       PROP_DEVICE,
       g_param_spec_string ("device", "Device",
-          "WASAPI playback device as a GUID string",
+          "WASAPI device endpoint ID as provided by IMMDevice::GetId",
           NULL, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi/gstwasapisrc.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi/gstwasapisrc.c
index 8bdff3be08..261ffed8e7 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi/gstwasapisrc.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/sys/wasapi/gstwasapisrc.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ gst_wasapi_src_class_init (GstWasapiSrcClass * klass)
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,
       PROP_DEVICE,
       g_param_spec_string ("device", "Device",
-          "WASAPI playback device as a GUID string",
+          "WASAPI device endpoint ID as provided by IMMDevice::GetId",
           NULL, G_PARAM_READWRITE | G_PARAM_STATIC_STRINGS));
 
   g_object_class_install_property (gobject_class,