diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshaderstrings.c b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshaderstrings.c
index 3a732c731b..729be6f751 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshaderstrings.c
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/gl/gstglshaderstrings.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ const gchar *gst_gl_shader_string_fragment_external_oes_default =
     "precision mediump float;\n"
     "#endif\n"
     "varying vec2 v_texcoord;\n"
-    "uniform sampler2DExternalOES tex;\n"
+    "uniform samplerExternalOES tex;\n"
     "void main()\n"
     "{\n"
     "  gl_FragColor = texture2D(tex, v_texcoord);\n"