diff --git a/sys/v4l/gstv4lsrc.c b/sys/v4l/gstv4lsrc.c
index 48eb8e2baf..27f7c8d493 100644
--- a/sys/v4l/gstv4lsrc.c
+++ b/sys/v4l/gstv4lsrc.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ gst_v4lsrc_class_init (GstV4lSrcClass *klass)
     G_MININT,G_MAXINT,0,G_PARAM_READWRITE));
   g_object_class_install_property(G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass), ARG_PALETTE,
     g_param_spec_int("palette","palette","palette",
-    0,G_MAXUSHORT,0,G_PARAM_READWRITE));
+    G_MININT,G_MAXINT,0,G_PARAM_READWRITE));
   g_object_class_install_property(G_OBJECT_CLASS(klass), ARG_PALETTE_NAME,
     g_param_spec_string("palette_name","palette_name","palette_name",
     NULL, G_PARAM_READABLE));
diff --git a/sys/v4l/gstv4lsrc.h b/sys/v4l/gstv4lsrc.h
index 9d295275c6..e45ab6f0bc 100644
--- a/sys/v4l/gstv4lsrc.h
+++ b/sys/v4l/gstv4lsrc.h
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ struct _GstV4lSrc {
   /* caching values */
   gint width;
   gint height;
-  guint16 palette;
+  gint palette;
 };
 
 struct _GstV4lSrcClass {