diff --git a/gst/videoconvert/gstvideoconvert.c b/gst/videoconvert/gstvideoconvert.c
index 2c779d9d1d..5f0bfcc540 100644
--- a/gst/videoconvert/gstvideoconvert.c
+++ b/gst/videoconvert/gstvideoconvert.c
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
  * <refsect2>
  * <title>Example launch line</title>
  * |[
- * gst-launch -v videotestsrc ! video/x-raw,format=\(fourcc\)YUY2 ! videoconvert ! ximagesink
+ * gst-launch -v videotestsrc ! video/x-raw,format=\(string\)YUY2 ! videoconvert ! ximagesink
  * ]|
  * </refsect2>
  */