diff --git a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/AbstractHandlerEndpointParser.java b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/AbstractHandlerEndpointParser.java
index 77dd9c19eb..bccbe09c07 100644
--- a/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/AbstractHandlerEndpointParser.java
+++ b/org.springframework.integration/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/config/AbstractHandlerEndpointParser.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractHandlerEndpointParser extends AbstractSingleBeanDe
 			builder.addPropertyReference("source", pollerBeanName);
 		}
 		else {
-			builder.addPropertyReference("source", inputChannel);
+			builder.addPropertyValue("inputChannelName", inputChannel);
 		}
 		Element interceptorsElement = DomUtils.getChildElementByTagName(element, INTERCEPTORS_ELEMENT);
 		if (interceptorsElement != null) {