diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-device/proxy-device.c b/src/modules/module-client-device/proxy-device.c
index 2fe8ef5af..b704f7c7a 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-device/proxy-device.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-device/proxy-device.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static const struct pw_proxy_events proxy_events = {
 };
 
 struct pw_proxy *pw_core_spa_device_export(struct pw_core *core,
-		uint32_t type, const struct spa_dict *props, void *object,
+		const char *type, const struct spa_dict *props, void *object,
 		size_t user_data_size)
 {
 	struct spa_device *device = object;
diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
index a573c9282..ab43d4ec4 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ static struct pw_proxy *node_export(struct pw_core *core, void *object, bool do_
 }
 
 struct pw_proxy *pw_core_node_export(struct pw_core *core,
-		uint32_t type, const struct spa_dict *props, void *object,
+		const char *type, const struct spa_dict *props, void *object,
 		size_t user_data_size)
 {
 	struct pw_impl_node *node = object;
@@ -1208,7 +1208,7 @@ struct pw_proxy *pw_core_node_export(struct pw_core *core,
 }
 
 struct pw_proxy *pw_core_spa_node_export(struct pw_core *core,
-		uint32_t type, const struct spa_dict *props, void *object,
+		const char *type, const struct spa_dict *props, void *object,
 		size_t user_data_size)
 {
 	struct pw_impl_node *node;
diff --git a/src/modules/module-metadata/proxy-metadata.c b/src/modules/module-metadata/proxy-metadata.c
index d5052cfb8..bf8482fb3 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-metadata/proxy-metadata.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-metadata/proxy-metadata.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static const struct pw_proxy_events proxy_events = {
 };
 
 struct pw_proxy *pw_core_metadata_export(struct pw_core *core,
-		uint32_t type, const struct spa_dict *props, void *object,
+		const char *type, const struct spa_dict *props, void *object,
 		size_t user_data_size)
 {
 	struct pw_metadata *meta = object;
diff --git a/src/pipewire/core.c b/src/pipewire/core.c
index 243cf0579..3e665ba51 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/core.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/core.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ struct pw_proxy *pw_core_export(struct pw_core *core,
 		goto error_export_type;
 	}
 
-	proxy = t->func(core, type, props, object, user_data_size);
+	proxy = t->func(core, t->type, props, object, user_data_size);
         if (proxy == NULL) {
 		res = -errno;
 		goto error_proxy_failed;