diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/media-sink.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/media-sink.c
index efb7ef9a2..df8a2e0bc 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/media-sink.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/media-sink.c
@@ -1694,8 +1694,6 @@ static int port_set_format(struct impl *this, struct port *port,
 
 	port->info.change_mask |= SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_PARAMS;
 	if (port->have_format) {
-		port->info.change_mask |= SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_FLAGS;
-		port->info.flags = SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 		port->info.change_mask |= SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_RATE;
 		port->info.rate = SPA_FRACTION(1, port->current_format.info.raw.rate);
 		port->params[IDX_Format] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_Format, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READWRITE);
@@ -2078,7 +2076,9 @@ impl_init(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 	port->info_all = SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_FLAGS |
 			SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_PARAMS;
 	port->info = SPA_PORT_INFO_INIT();
-	port->info.flags = 0;
+	port->info.flags = SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE |
+			   SPA_PORT_FLAG_PHYSICAL |
+			   SPA_PORT_FLAG_TERMINAL;
 	port->params[IDX_EnumFormat] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 	port->params[IDX_Meta] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_Meta, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 	port->params[IDX_IO] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_IO, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/media-source.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/media-source.c
index b36d5f573..c5db8ebdb 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/media-source.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/media-source.c
@@ -1137,8 +1137,6 @@ static int port_set_format(struct impl *this, struct port *port,
 
 	port->info.change_mask |= SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_PARAMS;
 	if (port->have_format) {
-		port->info.change_mask |= SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_FLAGS;
-		port->info.flags = SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 		port->info.change_mask |= SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_RATE;
 		port->info.rate = SPA_FRACTION(1, port->current_format.info.raw.rate);
 		port->params[IDX_Format] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_Format, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READWRITE);
@@ -1669,6 +1667,7 @@ impl_init(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 	port->info = SPA_PORT_INFO_INIT();
 	port->info.change_mask = SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_FLAGS;
 	port->info.flags = SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE |
+			   SPA_PORT_FLAG_PHYSICAL |
 			   SPA_PORT_FLAG_TERMINAL;
 	port->params[IDX_EnumFormat] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 	port->params[IDX_Meta] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_Meta, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/midi-node.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/midi-node.c
index 635e28544..549e26b32 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/midi-node.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/midi-node.c
@@ -2033,7 +2033,9 @@ impl_init(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 			SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_PARAMS;
 		port->info = SPA_PORT_INFO_INIT();
 		port->info.change_mask = SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_FLAGS;
-		port->info.flags = SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
+		port->info.flags = SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE |
+			SPA_PORT_FLAG_PHYSICAL |
+			SPA_PORT_FLAG_TERMINAL;
 		port->params[IDX_EnumFormat] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 		port->params[IDX_Meta] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_Meta, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 		port->params[IDX_IO] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_IO, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-sink.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-sink.c
index 133b81821..0338373e3 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-sink.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-sink.c
@@ -1157,8 +1157,6 @@ static int port_set_format(struct impl *this, struct port *port,
 
 	port->info.change_mask |= SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_PARAMS;
 	if (port->have_format) {
-		port->info.change_mask |= SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_FLAGS;
-		port->info.flags = SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 		port->info.change_mask |= SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_RATE;
 		port->info.rate = SPA_FRACTION(1, port->current_format.info.raw.rate);
 		port->params[IDX_Format] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_Format, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READWRITE);
@@ -1499,7 +1497,9 @@ impl_init(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 	port->info_all = SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_FLAGS |
 			SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_PARAMS;
 	port->info = SPA_PORT_INFO_INIT();
-	port->info.flags = 0;
+	port->info.flags = SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE |
+			   SPA_PORT_FLAG_PHYSICAL |
+			   SPA_PORT_FLAG_TERMINAL;
 	port->params[IDX_EnumFormat] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 	port->params[IDX_Meta] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_Meta, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 	port->params[IDX_IO] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_IO, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-source.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-source.c
index 7ed406600..aa8b34482 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-source.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/sco-source.c
@@ -1135,8 +1135,6 @@ static int port_set_format(struct impl *this, struct port *port,
 
 	port->info.change_mask |= SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_PARAMS;
 	if (port->have_format) {
-		port->info.change_mask |= SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_FLAGS;
-		port->info.flags = SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 		port->info.change_mask |= SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_RATE;
 		port->info.rate = SPA_FRACTION(1, port->current_format.info.raw.rate);
 		port->params[IDX_Format] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_Format, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READWRITE);
@@ -1601,6 +1599,7 @@ impl_init(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 	port->info = SPA_PORT_INFO_INIT();
 	port->info.change_mask = SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_FLAGS;
 	port->info.flags = SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE |
+			   SPA_PORT_FLAG_PHYSICAL |
 			   SPA_PORT_FLAG_TERMINAL;
 	port->params[IDX_EnumFormat] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 	port->params[IDX_Meta] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_Meta, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);