diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-utils.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-utils.c
index 8f3e35943..79cd9f958 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-utils.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-utils.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ spa_alsa_enum_format(struct state *state, uint32_t *index,
 	prop = spa_pod_builder_deref(&b,
 		spa_pod_builder_push_prop(&b, state->type.format_audio.rate, SPA_POD_PROP_RANGE_NONE));
 
-	spa_pod_builder_int(&b, SPA_CLAMP(48000, min, max));
+	spa_pod_builder_int(&b, SPA_CLAMP(DEFAULT_RATE, min, max));
 	if (min != max) {
 		spa_pod_builder_int(&b, min);
 		spa_pod_builder_int(&b, max);
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ spa_alsa_enum_format(struct state *state, uint32_t *index,
 	prop = spa_pod_builder_deref(&b,
 		spa_pod_builder_push_prop(&b, state->type.format_audio.channels, SPA_POD_PROP_RANGE_NONE));
 
-	spa_pod_builder_int(&b, SPA_CLAMP(2, min, max));
+	spa_pod_builder_int(&b, SPA_CLAMP(DEFAULT_CHANNELS, min, max));
 	if (min != max) {
 		spa_pod_builder_int(&b, min);
 		spa_pod_builder_int(&b, max);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-utils.h b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-utils.h
index 770421c50..a446fb6f9 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-utils.h
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-utils.h
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ extern "C" {
 #include <spa/param/meta.h>
 #include <spa/param/audio/format-utils.h>
 
+#define DEFAULT_RATE		48000
+#define DEFAULT_CHANNELS	2
+
 struct props {
 	char device[64];
 	char device_name[128];
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/fmtconvert.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/fmtconvert.c
index fa694e2c9..ba2a01496 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/fmtconvert.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/fmtconvert.c
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 
 #define NAME "fmtconvert"
 
+#define DEFAULT_RATE		44100
+#define DEFAULT_CHANNELS	2
+
 #define MAX_BUFFERS     32
 
 #define PROP_DEFAULT_TRUNCATE	false
@@ -369,9 +372,9 @@ static int port_enum_formats(struct spa_node *node,
 				":", t->format_audio.layout,   "ieu", SPA_AUDIO_LAYOUT_INTERLEAVED,
 					SPA_POD_PROP_ENUM(2, SPA_AUDIO_LAYOUT_INTERLEAVED,
 							     SPA_AUDIO_LAYOUT_NON_INTERLEAVED),
-				":", t->format_audio.rate,     "iru", 44100,
+				":", t->format_audio.rate,     "iru", DEFAULT_RATE,
 					SPA_POD_PROP_MIN_MAX(1, INT32_MAX),
-				":", t->format_audio.channels, "iru", 2,
+				":", t->format_audio.channels, "iru", DEFAULT_CHANNELS,
 					SPA_POD_PROP_MIN_MAX(1, INT32_MAX));
 		}
 		break;