diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-device.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-device.c
index 99ec29818..285a76f28 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-device.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-device.c
@@ -540,6 +540,8 @@ impl_init(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 
 	reset_props(&this->props);
 
+	snd_config_update_free_global();
+
 	if (info && (str = spa_dict_lookup(info, SPA_KEY_API_ALSA_PATH)))
 		snprintf(this->props.device, 64, "%s", str);
 
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-sink.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-sink.c
index b35becba5..3176b7703 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-sink.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-sink.c
@@ -758,6 +758,8 @@ impl_init(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 
 	spa_list_init(&this->ready);
 
+	snd_config_update_free_global();
+
 	for (i = 0; info && i < info->n_items; i++) {
 		if (!strcmp(info->items[i].key, SPA_KEY_API_ALSA_PATH)) {
 			snprintf(this->props.device, 63, "%s", info->items[i].value);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-source.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-source.c
index 3f748c9d4..4be8dc846 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-source.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-pcm-source.c
@@ -779,6 +779,8 @@ impl_init(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 	spa_list_init(&this->free);
 	spa_list_init(&this->ready);
 
+	snd_config_update_free_global();
+
 	for (i = 0; info && i < info->n_items; i++) {
 		if (!strcmp(info->items[i].key, SPA_KEY_API_ALSA_PATH)) {
 			snprintf(this->props.device, 63, "%s", info->items[i].value);