diff --git a/tests/check/elements/volume.c b/tests/check/elements/volume.c
index 00da31e9ee..c841d21db4 100644
--- a/tests/check/elements/volume.c
+++ b/tests/check/elements/volume.c
@@ -1730,7 +1730,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_controller_usability)
   /* this shouldn't crash, whether this mode is implemented or not */
   csource = gst_interpolation_control_source_new ();
   g_object_set (csource, "mode", GST_INTERPOLATION_MODE_CUBIC, NULL);
-  gst_object_set_control_binding (GST_OBJECT_CAST (volume),
+  gst_object_add_control_binding (GST_OBJECT_CAST (volume),
       gst_control_binding_new (GST_OBJECT_CAST (volume), "volume",
           GST_CONTROL_SOURCE (csource)));
 
@@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ GST_START_TEST (test_controller_processing)
 
   csource = gst_interpolation_control_source_new ();
   g_object_set (csource, "mode", GST_INTERPOLATION_MODE_CUBIC, NULL);
-  gst_object_set_control_binding (GST_OBJECT_CAST (volume),
+  gst_object_add_control_binding (GST_OBJECT_CAST (volume),
       gst_control_binding_new (GST_OBJECT_CAST (volume), "volume",
           GST_CONTROL_SOURCE (csource)));
 
diff --git a/tests/icles/audio-trickplay.c b/tests/icles/audio-trickplay.c
index 937928a05a..a9ad2969d3 100644
--- a/tests/icles/audio-trickplay.c
+++ b/tests/icles/audio-trickplay.c
@@ -127,10 +127,10 @@ main (gint argc, gchar ** argv)
   csource1 = gst_interpolation_control_source_new ();
   csource2 = gst_interpolation_control_source_new ();
 
-  gst_object_set_control_binding (GST_OBJECT_CAST (src),
+  gst_object_add_control_binding (GST_OBJECT_CAST (src),
       gst_control_binding_new (GST_OBJECT_CAST (src), "volume",
           GST_CONTROL_SOURCE (csource1)));
-  gst_object_set_control_binding (GST_OBJECT_CAST (src),
+  gst_object_add_control_binding (GST_OBJECT_CAST (src),
       gst_control_binding_new (GST_OBJECT_CAST (src), "freq",
           GST_CONTROL_SOURCE (csource2)));