diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c
index 37abe5220..f718e70a7 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/format.c
@@ -476,9 +476,28 @@ enum encoding {
 	ENCODING_TRUEHD_IEC61937,
 	ENCODING_DTSHD_IEC61937,
 	ENCODING_MAX,
-	NCODING_INVALID = -1,
+	ENCODING_INVALID = -1,
 };
 
+static const char *encoding_names[] = {
+	[ENCODING_ANY] = "ANY",
+	[ENCODING_PCM] = "PCM",
+	[ENCODING_AC3_IEC61937] = "AC3-IEC61937",
+	[ENCODING_EAC3_IEC61937] = "EAC3-IEC61937",
+	[ENCODING_MPEG_IEC61937] = "MPEG-IEC61937",
+	[ENCODING_DTS_IEC61937] = "DTS-IEC61937",
+	[ENCODING_MPEG2_AAC_IEC61937] = "MPEG2-AAC-IEC61937",
+	[ENCODING_TRUEHD_IEC61937] = "TRUEHD-IEC61937",
+	[ENCODING_DTSHD_IEC61937] = "DTSHD-IEC61937",
+};
+
+static inline const char *format_encoding2name(enum encoding enc)
+{
+	if (enc >= 0 && enc < (int)SPA_N_ELEMENTS(encoding_names))
+		return encoding_names[enc];
+	return "INVALID";
+}
+
 struct format_info {
 	enum encoding encoding;
 	struct pw_properties *props;
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message.c
index a0ddce058..e6c7e0a56 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/message.c
@@ -850,7 +850,9 @@ static int message_dump(enum spa_log_level level, struct message *m)
 			const struct spa_dict_item *it;
 			if ((res = read_format_info(m, &info)) < 0)
 				return res;
-			pw_log(level, "%u: format-info: n_items:%u", o, info.props->dict.n_items);
+			pw_log(level, "%u: format-info: enc:%s n_items:%u",
+					o, format_encoding2name(info.encoding),
+					info.props->dict.n_items);
 			spa_dict_for_each(it, &info.props->dict)
 				pw_log(level, "     '%s': '%s'", it->key, it->value);
 			break;