diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-link.c b/src/pipewire/impl-link.c
index c7b57d88a..bcc43edfe 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-link.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-link.c
@@ -916,8 +916,6 @@ static void port_param_changed(struct pw_impl_link *this, uint32_t id,
 	case SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat:
 		target = PW_IMPL_PORT_STATE_CONFIGURE;
 		break;
-	case SPA_PARAM_Latency:
-		return;
 	default:
 		return;
 	}
@@ -926,6 +924,8 @@ static void port_param_changed(struct pw_impl_link *this, uint32_t id,
 	if (inport)
 		pw_impl_port_update_state(inport, target, 0, NULL);
 
+	this->preparing = this->prepared = false;
+	link_update_state(this, PW_LINK_STATE_INIT, 0, NULL);
 	pw_impl_link_prepare(this);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-port.c b/src/pipewire/impl-port.c
index af4cb9779..faddedd52 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-port.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-port.c
@@ -1419,6 +1419,10 @@ int pw_impl_port_set_param(struct pw_impl_port *port, uint32_t id, uint32_t flag
 		if (param == NULL || res < 0) {
 			pw_impl_port_update_state(port, PW_IMPL_PORT_STATE_CONFIGURE, 0, NULL);
 		}
+		else if (spa_pod_is_fixated(param) <= 0) {
+			pw_impl_port_update_state(port, PW_IMPL_PORT_STATE_CONFIGURE, 0, NULL);
+			pw_impl_port_emit_param_changed(port, id);
+		}
 		else if (!SPA_RESULT_IS_ASYNC(res)) {
 			pw_impl_port_update_state(port, PW_IMPL_PORT_STATE_READY, 0, NULL);
 		}