diff --git a/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/pcm_pipewire.c b/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/pcm_pipewire.c
index 27495a296..bf7196898 100644
--- a/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/pcm_pipewire.c
+++ b/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/pcm_pipewire.c
@@ -925,11 +925,12 @@ static int snd_pcm_pipewire_set_chmap(snd_pcm_ioplug_t * io,
 	}
 	for (i = 0; i < map->channels; i++) {
 		uint32_t pos = chmap_to_channel(map->pos[i]);
+		char buf[8];
 		if (i < max_position)
 			position[i] = pos;
 		pw_log_debug("map %d: %s / %s", i,
 				snd_pcm_chmap_name(map->pos[i]),
-				spa_debug_type_find_short_name(spa_type_audio_channel, pos));
+				spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(pos, buf, sizeof(buf), "UNK"));
 	}
 	return 1;
 }
diff --git a/spa/include/spa/param/audio/raw-types.h b/spa/include/spa/param/audio/raw-types.h
index c862999d5..fbaa80abf 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/param/audio/raw-types.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/param/audio/raw-types.h
@@ -267,12 +267,34 @@ static const struct spa_type_info spa_type_audio_channel[] = {
 
 SPA_API_AUDIO_RAW_TYPES uint32_t spa_type_audio_channel_from_short_name(const char *name)
 {
-	return spa_type_from_short_name(name, spa_type_audio_channel, SPA_AUDIO_CHANNEL_UNKNOWN);
+	uint32_t res;
+	if (spa_strstartswith(name, "AUX")) {
+		if (spa_atou32(name+3, &res, 10) && res < 0x1000)
+			res = SPA_AUDIO_CHANNEL_AUX0 + res;
+		else
+			res = SPA_AUDIO_CHANNEL_UNKNOWN;
+	} else {
+		res = spa_type_from_short_name(name, spa_type_audio_channel, SPA_AUDIO_CHANNEL_UNKNOWN);
+	}
+	return res;
 }
 SPA_API_AUDIO_RAW_TYPES const char * spa_type_audio_channel_to_short_name(uint32_t type)
 {
 	return spa_type_to_short_name(type, spa_type_audio_channel, "UNK");
 }
+SPA_API_AUDIO_RAW_TYPES const char * spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(uint32_t type,
+		char *buf, size_t size, const char *unknown)
+{
+	if (SPA_AUDIO_CHANNEL_IS_AUX(type)) {
+		snprintf(buf, size, "AUX%u", type - SPA_AUDIO_CHANNEL_AUX0);
+	} else {
+		const char *str = spa_type_to_short_name(type, spa_type_audio_channel, NULL);
+		if (str == NULL)
+			return unknown;
+		snprintf(buf, size, "%.7s", str);
+	}
+	return buf;
+}
 
 #define SPA_TYPE_INFO_AudioVolumeRampScale		SPA_TYPE_INFO_ENUM_BASE "AudioVolumeRampScale"
 #define SPA_TYPE_INFO_AUDIO_VOLUME_RAMP_SCALE_BASE	SPA_TYPE_INFO_AudioVolumeRampScale ":"
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
index 2d9492e95..676214685 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm.c
@@ -241,12 +241,13 @@ static int alsa_set_param(struct state *state, const char *k, const char *s)
 static int position_to_string(struct channel_map *map, char *val, size_t len)
 {
 	uint32_t i, o = 0;
+	char pos[8];
 	int r;
 	o += snprintf(val, len, "[ ");
 	for (i = 0; i < map->n_pos; i++) {
 		r = snprintf(val+o, len-o, "%s%s", i == 0 ? "" : ", ",
-				spa_debug_type_find_short_name(spa_type_audio_channel,
-					map->pos[i]));
+				spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(map->pos[i],
+					pos, sizeof(pos), "UNK"));
 		if (r < 0 || o + r >= len)
 			return -ENOSPC;
 		o += r;
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c
index dd58ee9de..1b4ae18fb 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioconvert.c
@@ -424,7 +424,6 @@ static int init_port(struct impl *this, enum spa_direction direction, uint32_t p
 		uint32_t position, bool is_dsp, bool is_monitor, bool is_control)
 {
 	struct port *port = GET_PORT(this, direction, port_id);
-	const char *name;
 
 	spa_assert(port_id < MAX_PORTS);
 
@@ -439,8 +438,7 @@ static int init_port(struct impl *this, enum spa_direction direction, uint32_t p
 	port->latency[SPA_DIRECTION_INPUT] = SPA_LATENCY_INFO(SPA_DIRECTION_INPUT);
 	port->latency[SPA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT] = SPA_LATENCY_INFO(SPA_DIRECTION_OUTPUT);
 
-	name = spa_debug_type_find_short_name(spa_type_audio_channel, position);
-	snprintf(port->position, sizeof(port->position), "%s", name ? name : "UNK");
+	spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(position, port->position, sizeof(port->position), "UNK");
 
 	port->info = SPA_PORT_INFO_INIT();
 	port->info.change_mask = port->info_all = SPA_PORT_CHANGE_MASK_FLAGS |
@@ -2067,6 +2065,7 @@ static int setup_in_convert(struct impl *this)
 	for (i = 0; i < src_info.info.raw.channels; i++) {
 		for (j = 0; j < dst_info.info.raw.channels; j++) {
 			uint32_t pi, pj;
+			char b1[8], b2[8];
 
 			pi = spa_format_audio_raw_get_position(&src_info.info.raw, i);
 			pj = spa_format_audio_raw_get_position(&dst_info.info.raw, j);
@@ -2077,8 +2076,8 @@ static int setup_in_convert(struct impl *this)
 				remap = true;
 			spa_log_debug(this->log, "%p: channel %d (%d) -> %d (%s -> %s)", this,
 					i, in->remap[i], j,
-					spa_debug_type_find_short_name(spa_type_audio_channel, pi),
-					spa_debug_type_find_short_name(spa_type_audio_channel, pj));
+					spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(pi, b1, 8, "UNK"),
+					spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(pj, b2, 8, "UNK"));
 			spa_format_audio_raw_set_position(&dst_info.info.raw, j, -1);
 			break;
 		}
@@ -2192,10 +2191,11 @@ static void set_volume(struct impl *this)
 static char *format_position(char *str, size_t len, uint32_t channels, uint32_t *position, uint32_t max_position)
 {
 	uint32_t i, idx = 0;
+	char buf[8];
 	for (i = 0; i < channels; i++)
 		idx += snprintf(str + idx, len - idx, "%s%s", i == 0 ? "" : " ",
-				spa_debug_type_find_short_name(spa_type_audio_channel,
-					position[i % max_position]));
+				spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(position[i % max_position],
+				buf, sizeof(buf), "UNK"));
 	return str;
 }
 
@@ -2359,6 +2359,7 @@ static int setup_out_convert(struct impl *this)
 	for (i = 0; i < src_info.info.raw.channels; i++) {
 		for (j = 0; j < dst_info.info.raw.channels; j++) {
 			uint32_t pi, pj;
+			char b1[8], b2[8];
 
 			pi = spa_format_audio_raw_get_position(&src_info.info.raw, i);
 			pj = spa_format_audio_raw_get_position(&dst_info.info.raw, j);
@@ -2370,8 +2371,8 @@ static int setup_out_convert(struct impl *this)
 
 			spa_log_debug(this->log, "%p: channel %d (%d) -> %d (%s -> %s)", this,
 					i, out->remap[i], j,
-					spa_debug_type_find_short_name(spa_type_audio_channel, pi),
-					spa_debug_type_find_short_name(spa_type_audio_channel, pj));
+					spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(pi, b1, 8, "UNK"),
+					spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(pj, b2, 8, "UNK"));
 
 			spa_format_audio_raw_set_position(&dst_info.info.raw, j, -1);
 			break;
diff --git a/spa/plugins/avb/avb-pcm.c b/spa/plugins/avb/avb-pcm.c
index f54e9dabf..0402b8c75 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/avb/avb-pcm.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/avb/avb-pcm.c
@@ -86,11 +86,12 @@ static int position_to_string(struct channel_map *map, char *val, size_t len)
 {
 	uint32_t i, o = 0;
 	int r;
+	char pos[8];
 	o += snprintf(val, len, "[ ");
 	for (i = 0; i < map->channels; i++) {
 		r = snprintf(val+o, len-o, "%s%s", i == 0 ? "" : ", ",
-				spa_debug_type_find_short_name(spa_type_audio_channel,
-					map->pos[i]));
+				spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(map->pos[i],
+					pos, sizeof(pos), "UNK"));
 		if (r < 0 || o + r >= len)
 			return -ENOSPC;
 		o += r;
diff --git a/spa/plugins/filter-graph/filter-graph.c b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/filter-graph.c
index ce0765f83..9271ace34 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/filter-graph/filter-graph.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/filter-graph/filter-graph.c
@@ -236,13 +236,14 @@ static inline void print_channels(char *buffer, size_t max_size, uint32_t n_posi
 {
 	uint32_t i;
 	struct spa_strbuf buf;
+	char pos[8];
 
 	spa_strbuf_init(&buf, buffer, max_size);
 	spa_strbuf_append(&buf, "[");
 	for (i = 0; i < n_positions; i++) {
 		spa_strbuf_append(&buf, "%s%s", i ? "," : "",
-			spa_type_audio_channel_to_short_name(positions[i]));
-
+			spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(positions[i],
+				pos, sizeof(pos), "UNK"));
 	}
 	spa_strbuf_append(&buf, "]");
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/module-jack-tunnel.c b/src/modules/module-jack-tunnel.c
index 0e1b3c3fb..4ca51bae8 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-jack-tunnel.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-jack-tunnel.c
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ static void make_stream_ports(struct stream *s)
 	for (i = 0; i < s->n_ports; i++) {
 		struct port *port = s->ports[i];
 		char *link_port = NULL;
+		char pos[8];
 
 		if (port != NULL) {
 			s->ports[i] = NULL;
@@ -523,8 +524,9 @@ static void make_stream_ports(struct stream *s)
 		}
 
 		if (i < s->info.channels) {
-			str = spa_debug_type_find_short_name(spa_type_audio_channel,
-					spa_format_audio_raw_get_position(&s->info, i));
+			str = spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(
+					spa_format_audio_raw_get_position(&s->info, i),
+					pos, sizeof(pos), NULL);
 			if (str)
 				snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s_%s", prefix, str);
 			else
diff --git a/src/modules/module-netjack2-driver.c b/src/modules/module-netjack2-driver.c
index 5e3149b41..b71284841 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-netjack2-driver.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-netjack2-driver.c
@@ -441,11 +441,12 @@ static void make_stream_ports(struct stream *s)
 		}
 
 		if (i < s->info.channels) {
-			str = spa_debug_type_find_short_name(spa_type_audio_channel,
-					spa_format_audio_raw_get_position(&s->info, i));
+			str = spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(
+					spa_format_audio_raw_get_position(&s->info, i),
+					name, sizeof(name), "UNK");
 			props = pw_properties_new(
 					PW_KEY_FORMAT_DSP, "32 bit float mono audio",
-					PW_KEY_AUDIO_CHANNEL, str ? str : "UNK",
+					PW_KEY_AUDIO_CHANNEL, str,
 					PW_KEY_PORT_PHYSICAL, "true",
 					NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-netjack2-manager.c b/src/modules/module-netjack2-manager.c
index 454632c8f..e171b2785 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-netjack2-manager.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-netjack2-manager.c
@@ -601,12 +601,12 @@ static void make_stream_ports(struct stream *s)
 		}
 
 		if (i < s->info.channels) {
-			str = spa_debug_type_find_short_name(spa_type_audio_channel,
-					spa_format_audio_raw_get_position(&s->info, i));
-
+			str = spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(
+					spa_format_audio_raw_get_position(&s->info, i),
+					name, sizeof(name), "UNK");
 			props = pw_properties_new(
 					PW_KEY_FORMAT_DSP, "32 bit float mono audio",
-					PW_KEY_AUDIO_CHANNEL, str ? str : "UNK",
+					PW_KEY_AUDIO_CHANNEL, str,
 					PW_KEY_PORT_PHYSICAL, "true",
 					NULL);
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c
index f92e29e78..b34765641 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ uint32_t channel_pa2id(enum channel_position channel)
 	return audio_channels[channel].channel;
 }
 
-const char *channel_id2name(uint32_t channel)
+const char *channel_id2name(uint32_t channel, char *buf, size_t size)
 {
-	return spa_type_audio_channel_to_short_name(channel);
+	return spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(channel, buf, size, "UNK");
 }
 
 uint32_t channel_name2id(const char *name)
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.h b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.h
index 41cfb4f9d..50bb8e2f8 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.h
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ void sample_spec_fix(struct sample_spec *ss, struct channel_map *map,
 		struct spa_dict *props);
 
 uint32_t channel_pa2id(enum channel_position channel);
-const char *channel_id2name(uint32_t channel);
+const char *channel_id2name(uint32_t channel, char *buf, size_t size);
 uint32_t channel_name2id(const char *name);
 enum channel_position channel_id2pa(uint32_t id, uint32_t *aux);
 const char *channel_id2paname(uint32_t id, uint32_t *aux);
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message.c
index dbebc437e..19b4f82d6 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message.c
@@ -761,11 +761,13 @@ int message_dump(enum spa_log_level level, const char *prefix, struct message *m
 		case TAG_CHANNEL_MAP:
 		{
 			struct channel_map map;
+			char pos[8];
 			if ((res = read_channel_map(m, &map)) < 0)
 				return res;
 			pw_log(level, "%s %u: channelmap: channels:%u", prefix, o, map.channels);
 			for (i = 0; i < map.channels; i++)
-				pw_log(level, "%s     %d: %s", prefix, i, channel_id2name(map.map[i]));
+				pw_log(level, "%s     %d: %s", prefix, i,
+						channel_id2name(map.map[i], pos, sizeof(pos)));
 			break;
 		}
 		case TAG_CVOLUME:
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c
index 58bcce52b..fd997883e 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c
@@ -283,14 +283,15 @@ void audioinfo_to_properties(struct spa_audio_info_raw *info, struct pw_properti
 	if (info->rate)
 		pw_properties_setf(props, SPA_KEY_AUDIO_RATE, "%u", info->rate);
 	if (info->channels) {
-		char *s, *p;
+		char *s, *p, pos[8];
 
 		pw_properties_setf(props, SPA_KEY_AUDIO_CHANNELS, "%u", info->channels);
 
 		p = s = alloca(info->channels * 8);
 		for (i = 0; i < info->channels; i++)
 			p += spa_scnprintf(p, 8, "%s%s", i == 0 ? "" : ", ",
-				channel_id2name(spa_format_audio_raw_get_position(info, i)));
+				channel_id2name(spa_format_audio_raw_get_position(info, i),
+					pos, sizeof(pos)));
 		pw_properties_setf(props, SPA_KEY_AUDIO_POSITION, "[ %s ]", s);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-stream-restore.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-stream-restore.c
index bdb9cfd7d..a33ab6fa2 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-stream-restore.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-stream-restore.c
@@ -295,9 +295,11 @@ static int do_extension_stream_restore_write(struct module *module, struct clien
 			fprintf(f, " ]");
 		}
 		if (map.channels > 0) {
+			char pos[8];
 			fprintf(f, ", \"channels\": [");
 			for (i = 0; i < map.channels; i++)
-				fprintf(f, "%s\"%s\"", (i == 0 ? " ":", "), channel_id2name(map.map[i]));
+				fprintf(f, "%s\"%s\"", (i == 0 ? " ":", "),
+						channel_id2name(map.map[i], pos, sizeof(pos)));
 			fprintf(f, " ]");
 		}
 		if (device_name != NULL && device_name[0] &&
diff --git a/src/modules/module-zeroconf-discover.c b/src/modules/module-zeroconf-discover.c
index 35e48279b..b324db403 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-zeroconf-discover.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-zeroconf-discover.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ static void pw_properties_from_avahi_string(const char *key, const char *value,
 	else if (spa_streq(key, "channel_map")) {
 		struct channel_map channel_map;
 		uint32_t i, pos[CHANNELS_MAX];
-		char *p, *s;
+		char *p, *s, buf[8];
 
 		spa_zero(channel_map);
 		channel_map_parse(value, &channel_map);
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ static void pw_properties_from_avahi_string(const char *key, const char *value,
 		p += spa_scnprintf(p, 2, "[");
 		for (i = 0; i < channel_map.channels; i++)
 			p += spa_scnprintf(p, 8, "%s%s", i == 0 ? "" : ",",
-				channel_id2name(pos[i]));
+				channel_id2name(pos[i], buf, sizeof(buf)));
 		p += spa_scnprintf(p, 2, "]");
 		pw_properties_set(props, SPA_KEY_AUDIO_POSITION, s);
 	}
diff --git a/src/tools/pw-cat.c b/src/tools/pw-cat.c
index 52789d421..8210addb6 100644
--- a/src/tools/pw-cat.c
+++ b/src/tools/pw-cat.c
@@ -747,10 +747,11 @@ static int channelmap_default(struct channelmap *map, int n_channels)
 static void channelmap_print(struct channelmap *map)
 {
 	uint32_t i;
-
+	char pos[8];
 	for (i = 0; i < map->n_channels; i++) {
-		const char *name = spa_type_audio_channel_to_short_name(map->channels[i]);
-		fprintf(stderr, "%s%s", name, i + 1 < map->n_channels ? "," : "");
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s%s", i ? "," : "",
+				spa_type_audio_channel_make_short_name(map->channels[i],
+					pos, sizeof(pos), "UNK"));
 	}
 }