diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-link.c b/src/pipewire/impl-link.c
index 23e4a3cd1..a82a1fe02 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-link.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-link.c
@@ -1256,10 +1256,9 @@ struct pw_impl_link *pw_context_create_link(struct pw_context *context,
 		     output_node, output->port_id, this->rt.out_mix.port.port_id,
 		     input_node, input->port_id, this->rt.in_mix.port.port_id);
 
-	if (asprintf(&this->name, "%d.%d -> %d.%d",
+	this->name = spa_aprintf("%d.%d -> %d.%d",
 			output_node->info.id, output->port_id,
-			input_node->info.id, input->port_id) < 0)
-		this->name = NULL;
+			input_node->info.id, input->port_id);
 	pw_log_info("(%s) (%s) -> (%s)", this->name, output_node->name, input_node->name);
 
 	pw_impl_port_emit_link_added(output, this);