diff --git a/gst/videotestsrc/videotestsrc.c b/gst/videotestsrc/videotestsrc.c
index 8f7ddaff21..d7c3f87fe6 100644
--- a/gst/videotestsrc/videotestsrc.c
+++ b/gst/videotestsrc/videotestsrc.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ gst_video_test_src_smpte (GstVideoTestSrc * v, unsigned char *dest, int w,
   fourcc->paint_setup (p, dest);
 
   y1 = 2 * h / 3;
-  y2 = h * 0.75;
+  y2 = 3 * h / 4;
 
   /* color bars */
   for (j = 0; j < y1; j++) {