diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer.c b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer.c
index e71fcb86da..b79732ca71 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer.c
+++ b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/pbutils/gstdiscoverer.c
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static void gst_discoverer_get_property (GObject * object, guint prop_id,
     GValue * value, GParamSpec * pspec);
 static gboolean _setup_locked (GstDiscoverer * dc);
 static void handle_current_async (GstDiscoverer * dc);
-static gboolean emit_discovererd_and_next (GstDiscoverer * dc);
+static gboolean emit_discovered_and_next (GstDiscoverer * dc);
 static GVariant *gst_discoverer_info_to_variant_recurse (GstDiscovererStreamInfo
     * sinfo, GstDiscovererSerializeFlags flags);
 static GstDiscovererStreamInfo *_parse_discovery (GVariant * variant,
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@ setup_next_uri_locked (GstDiscoverer * dc)
         handle_current_async (dc);
     } else {
       g_idle_add_full (G_PRIORITY_DEFAULT_IDLE,
-          (GSourceFunc) emit_discovererd_and_next, gst_object_ref (dc),
+          (GSourceFunc) emit_discovered_and_next, gst_object_ref (dc),
           gst_object_unref);
     }
   } else {
@@ -1377,14 +1377,13 @@ serialize_info_if_required (GstDiscoverer * dc, GstDiscovererInfo * info)
         g_variant_get_data (variant), g_variant_get_size (variant), NULL);
     g_variant_unref (variant);
   }
-
 }
 
 static void
-emit_discovererd (GstDiscoverer * dc)
+emit_discovered (GstDiscoverer * dc)
 {
   GstDiscovererInfo *info = dc->priv->current_info;
-  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (dc, "Emitting 'discoverered' %s", info->uri);
+  GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (dc, "Emitting 'discovered' %s", info->uri);
   g_signal_emit (dc, gst_discoverer_signals[SIGNAL_DISCOVERED], 0,
       info, dc->priv->current_error);
 
@@ -1394,9 +1393,9 @@ emit_discovererd (GstDiscoverer * dc)
 }
 
 static gboolean
-emit_discovererd_and_next (GstDiscoverer * dc)
+emit_discovered_and_next (GstDiscoverer * dc)
 {
-  emit_discovererd (dc);
+  emit_discovered (dc);
 
   DISCO_LOCK (dc);
   setup_next_uri_locked (dc);
@@ -1522,7 +1521,7 @@ discoverer_collect (GstDiscoverer * dc)
   _ensure_info_tags (dc);
   serialize_info_if_required (dc, dc->priv->current_info);
   if (dc->priv->async)
-    emit_discovererd (dc);
+    emit_discovered (dc);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -2074,7 +2073,7 @@ start_discovering (GstDiscoverer * dc)
 
       source = g_idle_source_new ();
       g_source_set_callback (source,
-          (GSourceFunc) emit_discovererd_and_next, gst_object_ref (dc),
+          (GSourceFunc) emit_discovered_and_next, gst_object_ref (dc),
           gst_object_unref);
       g_source_attach (source, dc->priv->ctx);
       goto beach;