diff --git a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
index ac4b6157a0..e3be7c84b6 100644
--- a/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
+++ b/gst/mpegtsdemux/mpegtsbase.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ mpegts_base_activate_program (MpegTSBase * base, MpegTSBaseProgram * program,
   guint i, nbstreams;
   guint pcr_pid;
   guint pid;
-  guint16 stream_type;
+  guint stream_type;
   GstStructure *stream;
   const GValue *new_streams;
   const GValue *value;