diff --git a/ges/ges-asset.c b/ges/ges-asset.c
index 77a45cfc43..e7f8e926cf 100644
--- a/ges/ges-asset.c
+++ b/ges/ges-asset.c
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ ges_asset_extract_default (GESAsset * asset, GError ** error)
     const gchar **names;
 
     values = g_malloc0 (sizeof (GValue) * n_params);
-    names = g_malloc0 (sizeof (gchar **) * n_params);
+    names = g_malloc0 (sizeof (gchar *) * n_params);
 
     for (i = 0; i < n_params; i++) {
       values[i] = params[i].value;
diff --git a/ges/ges-timeline-element.c b/ges/ges-timeline-element.c
index da6de4f60d..82ddad68f0 100644
--- a/ges/ges-timeline-element.c
+++ b/ges/ges-timeline-element.c
@@ -1145,7 +1145,7 @@ ges_timeline_element_copy (GESTimelineElement * self, gboolean deep)
     GValue *values;
     const gchar **names;
     values = g_malloc0 (sizeof (GValue) * n_specs);
-    names = g_malloc0 (sizeof (gchar **) * n_specs);
+    names = g_malloc0 (sizeof (gchar *) * n_specs);
 
     for (i = 0; i < n_params; i++) {
       values[i] = params[i].value;