diff --git a/scripts/gst-uninstalled b/scripts/gst-uninstalled
index d033514e34..8ff5048b9d 100755
--- a/scripts/gst-uninstalled
+++ b/scripts/gst-uninstalled
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ rm -f $GST/gstreamer/registry.xml 2>/dev/null
 export GST_REGISTRY=$GST/gstreamer/registry.dat
 # Point at the uninstalled plugin scanner
 export GST_PLUGIN_SCANNER=$GST/gstreamer/libs/gst/helpers/gst-plugin-scanner
+# Point at the uninstalled PTP helper
+export GST_PTP_HELPER=$GST/gstreamer/libs/gst/helpers/.libs/gst-ptp-helper
 
 # once MANPATH is set, it needs at least an "empty"component to keep pulling
 # in the system-configured man paths from man.config