diff --git a/labgrid/driver/usbvideodriver.py b/labgrid/driver/usbvideodriver.py
index 92479387c..67e4b4ffc 100644
--- a/labgrid/driver/usbvideodriver.py
+++ b/labgrid/driver/usbvideodriver.py
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ def stream(self, caps_hint=None, controls=None):
         tx_cmd = self.video.command_prefix + ["gst-launch-1.0", "-q"]
         tx_cmd += pipeline.split()
         rx_cmd = ["gst-launch-1.0"]
-        rx_cmd += "playbin3 uri=fd://0".split()
+        rx_cmd += ["playbin3", "uri=fd://0"]
 
         tx = subprocess.Popen(
             tx_cmd,