diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-seq-bridge.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-seq-bridge.c
index cd04e4742..f85b41e28 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-seq-bridge.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-seq-bridge.c
@@ -24,12 +24,13 @@
 
 #define DEFAULT_DEVICE		"default"
 #define DEFAULT_CLOCK_NAME	"clock.system.monotonic"
+#define DEFAULT_DISABLE_LONGNAME true
 
 static void reset_props(struct props *props)
 {
 	strncpy(props->device, DEFAULT_DEVICE, sizeof(props->device));
 	strncpy(props->clock_name, DEFAULT_CLOCK_NAME, sizeof(props->clock_name));
-	props->disable_longname = 0;
+	props->disable_longname = DEFAULT_DISABLE_LONGNAME;
 }
 
 static int impl_node_enum_params(void *object, int seq,
@@ -228,9 +229,11 @@ static void emit_port_info(struct seq_state *this, struct seq_port *port, bool f
 	if (port->info.change_mask) {
 		struct spa_dict_item items[6];
 		uint32_t n_items = 0;
-		int id;
+		int card_id;
 		snd_seq_port_info_t *info;
 		snd_seq_client_info_t *client_info;
+		const char *client_name, *port_name, *dir, *pn;
+		char prefix[32] = "";
 		char card[8];
 		char name[256];
 		char path[128];
@@ -245,59 +248,40 @@ static void emit_port_info(struct seq_state *this, struct seq_port *port, bool f
 		snd_seq_get_any_client_info(this->sys.hndl,
 				port->addr.client, client_info);
 
-		int card_id;
+		card_id = snd_seq_client_info_get_card(client_info);
+		client_name = snd_seq_client_info_get_name(client_info);
+		port_name = snd_seq_port_info_get_name(info);
+		dir = port->direction == SPA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT ? "capture" : "playback";
 
-		// Failed to obtain card number (software device) or disabled
-		if (this->props.disable_longname || (card_id = snd_seq_client_info_get_card(client_info)) < 0) {
-			snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s:(%s_%d) %s",
-					snd_seq_client_info_get_name(client_info),
-					port->direction == SPA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT ? "capture" : "playback",
-					port->addr.port,
-					snd_seq_port_info_get_name(info));
-		} else {
-			char *longname;
-			if (snd_card_get_longname(card_id, &longname) == 0) {
-				snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s:(%s_%d) %s",
-						longname,
-						port->direction == SPA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT ? "capture" : "playback",
-						port->addr.port,
-						snd_seq_port_info_get_name(info));
-				free(longname);
-			} else {
-				// At least add card number to be distinct
-				snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s %d:(%s_%d) %s",
-						snd_seq_client_info_get_name(client_info),
-						card_id,
-						port->direction == SPA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT ? "capture" : "playback",
-						port->addr.port,
-						snd_seq_port_info_get_name(info));
-			}
-		}
+		if (!this->props.disable_longname)
+			snprintf(prefix, sizeof(prefix), "[%d:%d] ",
+					port->addr.client, port->addr.port);
+
+		pn = port_name;
+		if (spa_strstartswith(pn, client_name))
+			pn += strlen(client_name);
+
+		snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s%s%s (%s)", prefix,
+				client_name, pn, dir);
 		clean_name(name);
 
 		snprintf(stream, sizeof(stream), "client_%d", port->addr.client);
 		clean_name(stream);
 
 		snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "alsa:seq:%s:%s:%s_%d",
-				this->props.device,
-				stream,
-				port->direction == SPA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT ? "capture" : "playback",
-				port->addr.port);
+				this->props.device, stream, dir, port->addr.port);
 		clean_name(path);
 
-		snprintf(alias, sizeof(alias), "%s:%s",
-				snd_seq_client_info_get_name(client_info),
-				snd_seq_port_info_get_name(info));
+		snprintf(alias, sizeof(alias), "%s:%s", client_name, port_name);
 		clean_name(alias);
 
-
 		items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_FORMAT_DSP, "32 bit raw UMP");
 		items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_OBJECT_PATH, path);
 		items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_PORT_NAME, name);
 		items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_PORT_ALIAS, alias);
 		items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_PORT_GROUP, stream);
-		if ((id = snd_seq_client_info_get_card(client_info)) != -1) {
-			snprintf(card, sizeof(card), "%d", id);
+		if (card_id != -1) {
+			snprintf(card, sizeof(card), "%d", card_id);
 			items[n_items++] = SPA_DICT_ITEM_INIT(SPA_KEY_API_ALSA_CARD, card);
 		}
 		port->info.props = &SPA_DICT_INIT(items, n_items);