diff --git a/tests/check/elements/rgvolume.c b/tests/check/elements/rgvolume.c
index 47ed3b3438..62abf2b510 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/rgvolume.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/rgvolume.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ send_caps_event (GstElement * element)
   GstCaps *caps;
   gboolean res;
 
-  caps = gst_caps_from_string ("audio/x-raw, format = F32LE, "
+  caps = gst_caps_from_string ("audio/x-raw, format = " GST_AUDIO_NE (F32) ", "
       "layout = interleaved, rate = 8000, channels = 1");
   res = gst_pad_push_event (mysrcpad, gst_event_new_caps (caps));
   fail_unless (res, "CAPS event not handled");