diff --git a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/media_source.py b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/media_source.py
index 9d94c3ecda7..9165b574b2d 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/media_source.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/unifiprotect/media_source.py
@@ -543,21 +543,20 @@ class ProtectMediaSource(MediaSource):
             return source
 
         now = dt_util.now()
-
-        args = {
-            "data": data,
-            "start": now - timedelta(days=days),
-            "end": now,
-            "reserve": True,
-            "event_types": get_ufp_event(event_type),
-        }
-
         camera: Camera | None = None
+        event_camera_id: str | None = None
         if camera_id != "all":
             camera = data.api.bootstrap.cameras.get(camera_id)
-            args["camera_id"] = camera_id
+            event_camera_id = camera_id
 
-        events = await self._build_events(**args)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        events = await self._build_events(
+            data=data,
+            start=now - timedelta(days=days),
+            end=now,
+            camera_id=event_camera_id,
+            event_types=get_ufp_event(event_type),
+            reserve=True,
+        )
         source.children = events
         source.title = self._breadcrumb(
             data,
@@ -674,21 +673,21 @@ class ProtectMediaSource(MediaSource):
         else:
             end_dt = start_dt + timedelta(hours=24)
 
-        args = {
-            "data": data,
-            "start": start_dt,
-            "end": end_dt,
-            "reserve": False,
-            "event_types": get_ufp_event(event_type),
-        }
-
         camera: Camera | None = None
+        event_camera_id: str | None = None
         if camera_id != "all":
             camera = data.api.bootstrap.cameras.get(camera_id)
-            args["camera_id"] = camera_id
+            event_camera_id = camera_id
 
         title = f"{start.strftime('%B %Y')} > {title}"
-        events = await self._build_events(**args)  # type: ignore[arg-type]
+        events = await self._build_events(
+            data=data,
+            start=start_dt,
+            end=end_dt,
+            camera_id=event_camera_id,
+            reserve=False,
+            event_types=get_ufp_event(event_type),
+        )
         source.children = events
         source.title = self._breadcrumb(
             data,