diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
index c1f9fdf1013c7ec0..c300f570d727e03e 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/ipu3/ipu3.cpp
@@ -805,10 +805,9 @@ int PipelineHandlerIPU3::registerCameras()
 					&IPU3CameraData::imguOutputBufferReady);
 
 		/* Create and register the Camera instance. */
-		std::string cameraName = cio2->sensor()->entity()->name();
-		std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this,
-								cameraName,
-								streams);
+		std::string cameraName = cio2->sensor()->id();
+		std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera =
+			Camera::create(this, cameraName, streams);
 
 		registerCamera(std::move(camera), std::move(data));
 
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
index 82a0a4dfd6824fce..c55d7325cd44d6cb 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/raspberrypi/raspberrypi.cpp
@@ -972,7 +972,8 @@ bool PipelineHandlerRPi::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 	streams.insert(&data->isp_[Isp::Stats]);
 
 	/* Create and register the camera. */
-	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, data->sensor_->model(), streams);
+	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera =
+		Camera::create(this, data->sensor_->id(), streams);
 	registerCamera(std::move(camera), std::move(data));
 
 	return true;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
index 52a0d862417cc4ec..94561062c2b9d4fc 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/rkisp1/rkisp1.cpp
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ int PipelineHandlerRkISP1::createCamera(MediaEntity *sensor)
 
 	std::set<Stream *> streams{ &data->stream_ };
 	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera =
-		Camera::create(this, sensor->name(), streams);
+		Camera::create(this, data->sensor_->id(), streams);
 	registerCamera(std::move(camera), std::move(data));
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
index 0bab5af86f05d63c..eb72e3b8a2996342 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/simple/simple.cpp
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ bool SimplePipelineHandler::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 			continue;
 
 		std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera =
-			Camera::create(this, data->sensor_->entity()->name(),
+			Camera::create(this, data->sensor_->id(),
 				       data->streams());
 		registerCamera(std::move(camera), std::move(data));
 	}
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
index b3348ab5d987d506..9cea731f2202d916 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc/vimc.cpp
@@ -447,9 +447,9 @@ bool PipelineHandlerVimc::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 		return false;
 
 	/* Create and register the camera. */
-	std::string name{ "VIMC " + data->sensor_->model() };
 	std::set<Stream *> streams{ &data->stream_ };
-	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera = Camera::create(this, name, streams);
+	std::shared_ptr<Camera> camera
+		= Camera::create(this, data->sensor_->id(), streams);
 	registerCamera(std::move(camera), std::move(data));
 
 	return true;