diff --git a/docs/manual/basics-pads.xml b/docs/manual/basics-pads.xml
index 70f949a153..edca390644 100644
--- a/docs/manual/basics-pads.xml
+++ b/docs/manual/basics-pads.xml
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ link_to_multiplexer (GstPad     *tolink_pad,
   sinkname = gst_pad_get_name (pad);
   gst_object_unref (GST_OBJECT (pad));
 
-  g_print ("A new pad %s was created and linked to %s\n", srcname, sinkname);
+  g_print ("A new pad %s was created and linked to %s\n", sinkname, srcname);
   g_free (sinkname);
   g_free (srcname);
 }