diff --git a/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/ctl_pipewire.c b/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/ctl_pipewire.c
index 4830cf69e..8e8cb5a2e 100644
--- a/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/ctl_pipewire.c
+++ b/pipewire-alsa/alsa-plugins/ctl_pipewire.c
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ static int pipewire_elem_count(snd_ctl_ext_t * ext)
 	assert(ctl);
 
 	if (!ctl->mainloop)
-		return -EBADFD;
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	pw_thread_loop_lock(ctl->mainloop);
 
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ static int pipewire_elem_list(snd_ctl_ext_t * ext, unsigned int offset,
 	assert(ctl);
 
 	if (!ctl->mainloop)
-		return -EBADFD;
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	snd_ctl_elem_id_set_interface(id, SND_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER);
 
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ static int pipewire_get_attribute(snd_ctl_ext_t * ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key,
 	assert(ctl);
 
 	if (!ctl->mainloop)
-		return -EBADFD;
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	pw_thread_loop_lock(ctl->mainloop);
 
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ static int pipewire_read_integer(snd_ctl_ext_t * ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key,
 	assert(ctl);
 
 	if (!ctl->mainloop)
-		return -EBADFD;
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	pw_thread_loop_lock(ctl->mainloop);
 
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ static int pipewire_write_integer(snd_ctl_ext_t * ext, snd_ctl_ext_key_t key,
 	assert(ctl);
 
 	if (!ctl->mainloop)
-		return -EBADFD;
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	pw_thread_loop_lock(ctl->mainloop);
 
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ static int pipewire_read_event(snd_ctl_ext_t * ext, snd_ctl_elem_id_t * id,
 	assert(ctl);
 
 	if (!ctl->mainloop)
-		return -EBADFD;
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	pw_thread_loop_lock(ctl->mainloop);
 
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ static int pipewire_ctl_poll_revents(snd_ctl_ext_t * ext, struct pollfd *pfd,
 	assert(ctl);
 
 	if (!ctl->mainloop)
-		return -EBADFD;
+		return -EBADF;
 
 	pw_thread_loop_lock(ctl->mainloop);
 
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-compress-offload-sink.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-compress-offload-sink.c
index e119270ad..6ce75a67c 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-compress-offload-sink.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/alsa-compress-offload-sink.c
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ static int device_write(struct impl *this, const void *data, uint32_t size)
 	res = compress_offload_api_write(this->device_context, data, num_bytes_to_write);
 
 	if (SPA_UNLIKELY(res < 0)) {
-		if (res == -EBADFD)
+		if (res == -EBADF)
 			spa_log_debug(this->log, "%p: device is paused", this);
 		else
 			spa_log_error(this->log, "%p: write error: %s", this, spa_strerror(res));
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/compress-offload-api.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/compress-offload-api.c
index c5f6a4be7..38ad1870a 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/compress-offload-api.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/compress-offload-api.c
@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ int compress_offload_api_write(struct compress_offload_api_context *context, con
 	num_bytes_written = write(context->fd, data, size);
 	if (num_bytes_written < 0) {
 		switch (errno) {
-			case EBADFD:
-				/* EBADFD indicates that the device is paused and thus is not an error. */
+			case EBADF:
+				/* EBADF indicates that the device is paused and thus is not an error. */
 				break;
 			default:
 				spa_log_error(context->log, "could not write %zu byte(s): %s (%d)",
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/defs.h b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/defs.h
index e03cbdc95..8c43b28f4 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/defs.h
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/defs.h
@@ -107,9 +107,7 @@ static inline int res_to_err(int res)
 	case -ENOKEY: return ERR_AUTHKEY;
 #endif
 	case -ECONNRESET: case -EPIPE: return ERR_CONNECTIONTERMINATED;
-#ifdef EBADFD
-	case -EBADFD: return ERR_BADSTATE;
-#endif
+	case -EBADF: return ERR_BADSTATE;
 #ifdef ENODATA
 	case -ENODATA: return ERR_NODATA;
 #endif
@@ -144,9 +142,7 @@ static inline int err_to_res(int err)
 	case ERR_KILLED: return -EFAULT;
 	case ERR_INVALIDSERVER: return -EINVAL;
 	case ERR_MODINITFAILED: return -EIO;
-#ifdef EBADFD
-	case ERR_BADSTATE: return -EBADFD;
-#endif
+	case ERR_BADSTATE: return -EBADF;
 	case ERR_NODATA: return -ENODATA;
 	case ERR_VERSION: return -EPROTO;
 	case ERR_TOOLARGE: return -E2BIG;