diff --git a/src/examples/media-session/media-session.c b/src/examples/media-session/media-session.c
index 03aa41dcd..a94511dee 100644
--- a/src/examples/media-session/media-session.c
+++ b/src/examples/media-session/media-session.c
@@ -1854,7 +1854,7 @@ static int link_nodes(struct impl *impl, struct endpoint_link *link,
 
 		inport = find_input_port(impl, outnode, outport, innode);
 		if (inport == NULL) {
-			pw_log_debug(NAME" %p: port %d:%d can't be linked, no input port", impl,
+			pw_log_debug(NAME" %p: port %d:%d can't be linked", impl,
 				outport->direction, outport->obj.id);
 			continue;
 		}
diff --git a/src/examples/media-session/policy-node.c b/src/examples/media-session/policy-node.c
index c996bfd54..2e641453a 100644
--- a/src/examples/media-session/policy-node.c
+++ b/src/examples/media-session/policy-node.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static const char *get_device_name(struct node *node)
 	return pw_properties_get(node->obj->obj.props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME);
 }
 
-static uint32_t find_device_for_name(struct impl *impl, const char *name, enum spa_direction direction)
+static uint32_t find_device_for_name(struct impl *impl, const char *name)
 {
 	struct node *node;
 	const char *str;
@@ -458,8 +458,6 @@ static uint32_t find_device_for_name(struct impl *impl, const char *name, enum s
 			return id;
 		if ((str = get_device_name(node)) == NULL)
 			continue;
-		if (node->direction == direction)
-			continue;
 		if (spa_streq(str, name))
 			return node->obj->obj.id;
 	}
@@ -800,9 +798,9 @@ static int rescan_node(struct impl *impl, struct node *n)
 	/* we always honour the target node asked for by the client */
 	path_id = SPA_ID_INVALID;
 	if ((str = spa_dict_lookup(props, PW_KEY_NODE_TARGET)) != NULL)
-		path_id = find_device_for_name(impl, str, n->direction);
+		path_id = find_device_for_name(impl, str);
 	if (path_id == SPA_ID_INVALID && n->obj->target_node != NULL)
-		path_id = find_device_for_name(impl, n->obj->target_node, n->direction);
+		path_id = find_device_for_name(impl, n->obj->target_node);
 
 	pw_log_info("trying to link node %d exclusive:%d reconnect:%d target:%d follows-default:%d", n->id,
 	            exclusive, reconnect, path_id, follows_default);