diff --git a/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c b/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c
index 19cab22ba0..3f96a7d1ec 100644
--- a/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c
+++ b/ext/alsa/gstalsasink.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static GstStaticPadTemplate alsasink_sink_factory =
     GST_PAD_SINK,
     GST_PAD_ALWAYS,
     GST_STATIC_CAPS ("audio/x-raw, "
-        "formats = (string) " GST_AUDIO_FORMATS_ALL ", "
+        "format = (string) " GST_AUDIO_FORMATS_ALL ", "
         "rate = (int) [ 1, MAX ], " "channels = (int) [ 1, MAX ]; "
         "audio/x-iec958")
     );