diff --git a/spa/include/spa/utils/names.h b/spa/include/spa/utils/names.h
index 66f8e5fda..ff4cb77c0 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/utils/names.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/utils/names.h
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ extern "C" {
 #define SPA_NAME_API_JACK_SOURCE	"api.jack.source"		/**< a jack source */
 #define SPA_NAME_API_JACK_SINK		"api.jack.sink"			/**< a jack sink */
 
+/** keys for vulkan factory names */
+#define SPA_NAME_API_VULKAN_COMPUTE_SOURCE	\
+					"api.vulkan.compute.source"	/**< a vulkan compute source. */
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }  /* extern "C" */
 #endif
diff --git a/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-compute-source.c b/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-compute-source.c
index 162a506b3..65c27cd43 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-compute-source.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-compute-source.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #include <spa/support/loop.h>
 #include <spa/utils/list.h>
 #include <spa/utils/keys.h>
+#include <spa/utils/names.h>
 #include <spa/node/node.h>
 #include <spa/node/utils.h>
 #include <spa/node/io.h>
@@ -974,7 +975,7 @@ static const struct spa_dict info = SPA_DICT_INIT_ARRAY(info_items);
 
 const struct spa_handle_factory spa_vulkan_compute_source_factory = {
 	SPA_VERSION_HANDLE_FACTORY,
-	"api.vulkan.compute.source",
+	SPA_NAME_API_VULKAN_COMPUTE_SOURCE,
 	&info,
 	impl_get_size,
 	impl_init,