diff --git a/src/config/wireplumber.conf b/src/config/wireplumber.conf
index e02ffb88..ad830941 100644
--- a/src/config/wireplumber.conf
+++ b/src/config/wireplumber.conf
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ wireplumber.components = [
   {
     name = linking/find-best-target.lua, type = script/lua
     provides = hooks.linking.target.find-best
+    requires = [ metadata.filters ]
   }
   {
     name = linking/get-filter-from-target.lua, type = script/lua
diff --git a/src/scripts/linking/find-best-target.lua b/src/scripts/linking/find-best-target.lua
index b73839e7..cab8ea61 100644
--- a/src/scripts/linking/find-best-target.lua
+++ b/src/scripts/linking/find-best-target.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 lutils = require ("linking-utils")
 cutils = require ("common-utils")
+futils = require ("filter-utils")
 log = Log.open_topic ("s-linking")
 
 SimpleEventHook {
@@ -52,8 +53,10 @@ SimpleEventHook {
         tostring (target_props ["node.name"]),
         tostring (target_node_id)))
 
-      if si_target_link_group ~= nil then
-        Log.debug ("... ignoring filter as best target")
+      -- Skip smart filters as best target
+      if si_target_link_group ~= nil and
+          futils.is_filter_smart (target_direction, si_target_link_group) then
+        Log.debug ("... ignoring smart filter as best target")
         goto skip_linkable
       end