diff --git a/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-source.cpp b/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-source.cpp
index de28a047b..04e4724d5 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-source.cpp
+++ b/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-source.cpp
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ typedef struct impl {
 
 	void requestComplete(libcamera::Request *request);
 
-	unsigned int have_config;
 	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> config;
 
 	struct spa_source source = {};
diff --git a/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-utils.cpp b/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-utils.cpp
index 8fafbce8a..ff1f5ca91 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-utils.cpp
+++ b/spa/plugins/libcamera/libcamera-utils.cpp
@@ -69,13 +69,12 @@ int spa_libcamera_close(struct impl *impl)
 
 static void spa_libcamera_get_config(struct impl *impl)
 {
-	if (impl->have_config)
+	if (impl->config)
 		return;
 
 	StreamRoles roles;
 	roles.push_back(VideoRecording);
 	impl->config = impl->camera->generateConfiguration(roles);
-	impl->have_config = true;
 }
 
 static int spa_libcamera_buffer_recycle(struct impl *impl, struct port *port, uint32_t buffer_id)