diff --git a/spa/tests/test-ringbuffer.c b/spa/tests/test-ringbuffer.c
index e69918a0f..b927ed34f 100644
--- a/spa/tests/test-ringbuffer.c
+++ b/spa/tests/test-ringbuffer.c
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ do_invoke (SpaLoop       *loop,
 }
 
 static SpaResult
-make_nodes (AppData *data)
+make_nodes (AppData *data, const char *device)
 {
   SpaResult res;
   SpaProps *props;
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ make_nodes (AppData *data)
 
   spa_pod_builder_init (&b, buffer, sizeof (buffer));
   spa_pod_builder_props (&b, &f[0], data->type.props,
-      SPA_POD_PROP (&f[1], data->type.props_device, 0, SPA_POD_TYPE_STRING, 1, "hw:1"),
+      SPA_POD_PROP (&f[1], data->type.props_device, 0, SPA_POD_TYPE_STRING, 1, device ? device : "hw:0"),
       SPA_POD_PROP (&f[1], data->type.props_min_latency, 0, SPA_POD_TYPE_INT, 1, 64));
   props = SPA_POD_BUILDER_DEREF (&b, f[0].ref, SpaProps);
 
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
   init_type (&data.type, data.map);
 
-  if ((res = make_nodes (&data)) < 0) {
+  if ((res = make_nodes (&data, argc > 1 ? argv[1] : NULL)) < 0) {
     printf ("can't make nodes: %d\n", res);
     return -1;
   }