diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.h b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.h
index 7e7bfa1945..8b37d69733 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.h
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/video/gstvideoencoder.h
@@ -262,10 +262,10 @@ GstVideoCodecFrame*  gst_video_encoder_get_frame        (GstVideoEncoder *encode
 						         int frame_number);
 GstVideoCodecFrame*  gst_video_encoder_get_oldest_frame (GstVideoEncoder *encoder);
 
-GstBuffer *          gst_video_encoder_alloc_output_buffer (GstVideoEncoder * decoder,
+GstBuffer *          gst_video_encoder_alloc_output_buffer (GstVideoEncoder * encoder,
                                                             gsize size);
 
-GstFlowReturn        gst_video_encoder_alloc_output_frame  (GstVideoEncoder *decoder,
+GstFlowReturn        gst_video_encoder_alloc_output_frame  (GstVideoEncoder *encoder,
 						            GstVideoCodecFrame *frame,
                                                             gsize size);