diff --git a/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c b/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
index 6a1da51eb..8edae6d80 100644
--- a/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
+++ b/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
@@ -2575,14 +2575,12 @@ static int client_node_port_use_buffers(void *data,
 		return -ENOSPC;
 	}
 
-	if (direction == SPA_DIRECTION_INPUT) {
-		if (p->object->port.type_id == TYPE_ID_VIDEO) {
-			fl = PW_MEMMAP_FLAG_READ;
-		} else {
-			/* some apps write to the input buffer so we want everything readwrite */
-			fl = PW_MEMMAP_FLAG_READWRITE | PW_MEMMAP_FLAG_PRIVATE;
-		}
+	if (p->object->port.type_id == TYPE_ID_VIDEO && direction == SPA_DIRECTION_INPUT) {
+		fl = PW_MEMMAP_FLAG_READ;
 	} else {
+		/* some apps write to the input buffer so we want everything readwrite. We
+		 * can't use PRIVATE because then we might not see changes in the buffer
+		 * by other apps. */
 		fl = PW_MEMMAP_FLAG_READWRITE;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
index 7a1b482fc..17c1c5780 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
@@ -606,8 +606,6 @@ client_node_port_use_buffers(void *_data,
 	if (n_buffers > MAX_BUFFERS)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
-	/* this is for the metadata, which needs to be writable for input buffers
-	 * as well, for the busy metadata, for example */
 	prot = PW_MEMMAP_FLAG_READWRITE;
 
 	/* clear previous buffers */