diff --git a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media-factory.c b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media-factory.c
index 9cea6ca962..191480f8ba 100644
--- a/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media-factory.c
+++ b/gst/rtsp-server/rtsp-media-factory.c
@@ -1469,7 +1469,9 @@ default_construct (GstRTSPMediaFactory * factory, const GstRTSPUrl * url)
   GST_RTSP_MEDIA_FACTORY_UNLOCK (factory);
 
   /* create a new empty media */
-  media = g_object_new (media_gtype, "element", element, NULL);
+  media =
+      g_object_new (media_gtype, "element", element, "transport-mode",
+      factory->priv->transport_mode, NULL);
 
   gst_rtsp_media_collect_streams (media);