diff --git a/tests/weston-test-client-helper.c b/tests/weston-test-client-helper.c
index 2ce1ffd85..31d8ea7cd 100644
--- a/tests/weston-test-client-helper.c
+++ b/tests/weston-test-client-helper.c
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ static void
 output_handle_description(void *data, struct wl_output *wl_output, const char *desc)
 {
 	struct output *output = data;
-	output->name = strdup(desc);
+	output->desc = strdup(desc);
 }
 
 static void