diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c
index a48e3eed9..d96ab725c 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/acp.c
@@ -1429,8 +1429,7 @@ int acp_card_set_profile(struct acp_card *card, uint32_t new_index, uint32_t fla
 	/* if UCM is available for this card then update the verb */
 	if (impl->use_ucm && !(np->profile.flags & ACP_PROFILE_PRO)) {
 		if ((res = pa_alsa_ucm_set_profile(&impl->ucm, impl,
-		    np->profile.flags & ACP_PROFILE_OFF ? NULL : np->profile.name,
-		    op ? op->profile.name : NULL)) < 0) {
+		    np->profile.flags & ACP_PROFILE_OFF ? NULL : np, op)) < 0) {
 			return res;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.c
index 53f9c4894..af982e96c 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.c
@@ -1418,19 +1418,18 @@ void pa_alsa_ucm_add_ports(
 }
 
 /* Change UCM verb and device to match selected card profile */
-int pa_alsa_ucm_set_profile(pa_alsa_ucm_config *ucm, pa_card *card, const char *new_profile, const char *old_profile) {
+int pa_alsa_ucm_set_profile(pa_alsa_ucm_config *ucm, pa_card *card, pa_alsa_profile *new_profile, pa_alsa_profile *old_profile) {
     int ret = 0;
     const char *profile;
     pa_alsa_ucm_verb *verb;
 
     if (new_profile == old_profile)
-        return ret;
-    else if (new_profile == NULL || old_profile == NULL)
-        profile = new_profile ? new_profile : SND_USE_CASE_VERB_INACTIVE;
-    else if (!pa_streq(new_profile, old_profile))
-        profile = new_profile;
+        return 0;
+
+    if (new_profile == NULL)
+        profile = SND_USE_CASE_VERB_INACTIVE;
     else
-        return ret;
+        profile = new_profile->name;
 
     /* change verb */
     pa_log_info("Set UCM verb to %s", profile);
@@ -2420,7 +2419,7 @@ pa_alsa_profile_set* pa_alsa_ucm_add_profile_set(pa_alsa_ucm_config *ucm, pa_cha
     return NULL;
 }
 
-int pa_alsa_ucm_set_profile(pa_alsa_ucm_config *ucm, pa_card *card, const char *new_profile, const char *old_profile) {
+int pa_alsa_ucm_set_profile(pa_alsa_ucm_config *ucm, pa_card *card, pa_alsa_profile *new_profile, pa_alsa_profile *old_profile) {
     return -1;
 }
 
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.h b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.h
index 0914e15ae..dd1694de6 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.h
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.h
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ typedef struct pa_alsa_ucm_volume pa_alsa_ucm_volume;
 
 int pa_alsa_ucm_query_profiles(pa_alsa_ucm_config *ucm, int card_index);
 pa_alsa_profile_set* pa_alsa_ucm_add_profile_set(pa_alsa_ucm_config *ucm, pa_channel_map *default_channel_map);
-int pa_alsa_ucm_set_profile(pa_alsa_ucm_config *ucm, pa_card *card, const char *new_profile, const char *old_profile);
+int pa_alsa_ucm_set_profile(pa_alsa_ucm_config *ucm, pa_card *card, pa_alsa_profile *new_profile, pa_alsa_profile *old_profile);
 
 int pa_alsa_ucm_get_verb(snd_use_case_mgr_t *uc_mgr, const char *verb_name, const char *verb_desc, pa_alsa_ucm_verb **p_verb);