diff --git a/tests/check/Makefile.am b/tests/check/Makefile.am
index 4ed36042f9..51d560eca6 100644
--- a/tests/check/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/check/Makefile.am
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ TEST_FILES_DIRECTORY = $(top_srcdir)/tests/files
 GST_TOOLS_DIR = $(top_builddir)/tools
 
 REGISTRY_ENVIRONMENT = \
-	GST_REGISTRY=$(CHECK_REGISTRY)
+	GST_REGISTRY_1_0=$(CHECK_REGISTRY)
 
 # GST_PLUGINS_XYZ_DIR is only set in an uninstalled setup
 TESTS_ENVIRONMENT = \
 	$(REGISTRY_ENVIRONMENT)                                 \
-	GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH=					\
-	GST_PLUGIN_PATH=$(top_builddir)/gst:$(top_builddir)/sys:$(top_builddir)/ext:$(GST_PLUGINS_FFMPEG_DIR):$(GST_PLUGINS_UGLY_DIR):$(GST_PLUGINS_GOOD_DIR):$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_DIR):$(GST_PLUGINS_DIR) \
+	GST_PLUGIN_SYSTEM_PATH_1_0=				\
+	GST_PLUGIN_PATH_1_0=$(top_builddir)/gst:$(top_builddir)/sys:$(top_builddir)/ext:$(GST_PLUGINS_FFMPEG_DIR):$(GST_PLUGINS_UGLY_DIR):$(GST_PLUGINS_GOOD_DIR):$(GST_PLUGINS_BASE_DIR):$(GST_PLUGINS_DIR) \
 	GST_PLUGIN_LOADING_WHITELIST="gstreamer@$(GST_PLUGINS_DIR):gst-plugins-base@$(GSTPB_PLUGINS_DIR):gst-plugins-good:gst-plugins-ugly:gst-ffmpeg:gst-plugins-bad@$(top_builddir)" \
 	GST_STATE_IGNORE_ELEMENTS="apexsink camerabin cdaudio dc1394src \
 	    dccpclientsrc dccpclientsink dccpserversrc dccpserversink decklinksrc \