diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.c b/src/pipewire/stream.c
index eb09cc6ee..3d72431f9 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.c
@@ -1002,13 +1002,18 @@ static void add_controls(struct pw_stream *stream)
 
 	spa_pod_builder_init(&b, buffer, 4096);
 
+	add_param(stream, PARAM_TYPE_INIT,
+		spa_pod_builder_object(&b,
+			SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_ParamIO, SPA_PARAM_IO,
+			SPA_PARAM_IO_id,   &SPA_POD_Id(SPA_IO_Buffers),
+			SPA_PARAM_IO_size, &SPA_POD_Int(sizeof(struct spa_io_buffers)),
+			0));
 	add_param(stream, PARAM_TYPE_INIT,
 		spa_pod_builder_object(&b,
 			SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_ParamIO, SPA_PARAM_IO,
 			SPA_PARAM_IO_id,   &SPA_POD_Id(SPA_IO_Notify),
 			SPA_PARAM_IO_size, &SPA_POD_Int(sizeof(struct spa_io_sequence) + 1024),
 			0));
-
 	add_param(stream, PARAM_TYPE_INIT,
 		spa_pod_builder_object(&b,
 			SPA_TYPE_OBJECT_ParamIO, SPA_PARAM_IO,