diff --git a/tests/examples/spectrum/spectrum-example.c b/tests/examples/spectrum/spectrum-example.c
index 6ccb5012ed..1052b4e8bc 100644
--- a/tests/examples/spectrum/spectrum-example.c
+++ b/tests/examples/spectrum/spectrum-example.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
   spectrum = gst_element_factory_make ("spectrum", "spectrum");
   g_object_set (G_OBJECT (spectrum), "bands", spect_bands, "threshold", -80,
-      "message", TRUE, "message-phase", TRUE, NULL);
+      "post-messages", TRUE, "message-phase", TRUE, NULL);
 
   sink = gst_element_factory_make ("fakesink", "sink");
   g_object_set (G_OBJECT (sink), "sync", TRUE, NULL);