diff --git a/test/gstreamer/gstreamer_multi_stream_test.cpp b/test/gstreamer/gstreamer_multi_stream_test.cpp
index b8387c10c65e..cd669308d171 100644
--- a/test/gstreamer/gstreamer_multi_stream_test.cpp
+++ b/test/gstreamer/gstreamer_multi_stream_test.cpp
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@ protected:
 
 	int run() override
 	{
-		g_object_set(libcameraSrc_, "camera-name", cameraName_.c_str(), NULL);
-
 		/* Build the pipeline */
 		gst_bin_add_many(GST_BIN(pipeline_), libcameraSrc_,
 				 stream0_, stream1_, NULL);
@@ -106,7 +104,6 @@ protected:
 	}
 
 private:
-	std::string cameraName_;
 	GstElement *stream0_;
 	GstElement *stream1_;
 };
diff --git a/test/gstreamer/gstreamer_test.cpp b/test/gstreamer/gstreamer_test.cpp
index 4947b7bb2977..fe8e8e157b5b 100644
--- a/test/gstreamer/gstreamer_test.cpp
+++ b/test/gstreamer/gstreamer_test.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ GstreamerTest::GstreamerTest(unsigned int numStreams)
 	 * Atleast one camera should be available with numStreams streams,
 	 * otherwise skip the test entirely.
 	 */
-	if (!checkMinCameraStreams(numStreams)) {
+	if (!checkMinCameraStreamsAndSetCameraName(numStreams)) {
 		status_ = TestSkip;
 		return;
 	}
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ GstreamerTest::GstreamerTest(unsigned int numStreams)
 	status_ = TestPass;
 }
 
-bool GstreamerTest::checkMinCameraStreams(unsigned int numStreams)
+bool GstreamerTest::checkMinCameraStreamsAndSetCameraName(unsigned int numStreams)
 {
 	libcamera::CameraManager cm;
 	bool cameraFound = false;
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ bool GstreamerTest::checkMinCameraStreams(unsigned int numStreams)
 			continue;
 
 		cameraFound = true;
+		cameraName_ = camera->id();
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ int GstreamerTest::createPipeline()
 		return TestFail;
 	}
 
+	g_object_set(libcameraSrc_, "camera-name", cameraName_.c_str(), NULL);
 	g_object_ref_sink(libcameraSrc_);
 
 	return TestPass;
diff --git a/test/gstreamer/gstreamer_test.h b/test/gstreamer/gstreamer_test.h
index 6f277cc5d8b2..aa2261e2dd5c 100644
--- a/test/gstreamer/gstreamer_test.h
+++ b/test/gstreamer/gstreamer_test.h
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ protected:
 	int processEvent();
 	void printError(GstMessage *msg);
 
+	std::string cameraName_;
 	GstElement *pipeline_;
 	GstElement *libcameraSrc_;
 	int status_;
 
 private:
-	bool checkMinCameraStreams(unsigned int numStreams);
+	bool checkMinCameraStreamsAndSetCameraName(unsigned int numStreams);
 };