diff --git a/spa/include/spa/pod/compare.h b/spa/include/spa/pod/compare.h
index a9d0f2696..12c65fd44 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/pod/compare.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/pod/compare.h
@@ -52,8 +52,6 @@ SPA_API_POD_COMPARE int spa_pod_compare_value(uint32_t type, const void *r1, con
 		return SPA_CMP(*(double *)r1, *(double *)r2);
 	case SPA_TYPE_String:
 		return strcmp((char *)r1, (char *)r2);
-	case SPA_TYPE_Bytes:
-		return memcmp((char *)r1, (char *)r2, size);
 	case SPA_TYPE_Rectangle:
 	{
 		const struct spa_rectangle *rec1 = (struct spa_rectangle *) r1,
@@ -75,7 +73,7 @@ SPA_API_POD_COMPARE int spa_pod_compare_value(uint32_t type, const void *r1, con
 		return SPA_CMP(n1, n2);
 	}
 	default:
-		break;
+		return memcmp(r1, r2, size);
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c
index e9595aa1d..e9ff63009 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/audioadapter.c
@@ -927,7 +927,7 @@ static struct spa_pod *merge_objects(struct impl *this, struct spa_pod_builder *
 		p2 = spa_pod_object_find_prop(o2, p2, p1->key);
 		if (p2 != NULL) {
 			spa_pod_builder_get_state(b, &state);
-			res = spa_pod_filter_prop(b, p1, p2);
+			res = spa_pod_filter_prop(b, p2, p1);
 			if (res < 0)
 		                spa_pod_builder_reset(b, &state);
 		}
diff --git a/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoadapter.c b/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoadapter.c
index 9eae268e1..84a24cd2d 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoadapter.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/videoconvert/videoadapter.c
@@ -978,7 +978,7 @@ static struct spa_pod *merge_objects(struct impl *this, struct spa_pod_builder *
 		p2 = spa_pod_object_find_prop(o2, p2, p1->key);
 		if (p2 != NULL) {
 			spa_pod_builder_get_state(b, &state);
-			res = spa_pod_filter_prop(b, p1, p2);
+			res = spa_pod_filter_prop(b, p2, p1);
 			if (res < 0)
 		                spa_pod_builder_reset(b, &state);
 		}