diff --git a/phsource/ph_german b/phsource/ph_german
index aa60df06..485cbb0e 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_german
+++ b/phsource/ph_german
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ endphoneme
 
 
 phoneme Y:
-  vwl starttype #@ endtype #@
+  vwl starttype #@ endtype #u
   length 220
   FMT(vwl_de/y#)
 endphoneme