diff --git a/spa/plugins/audiotestsrc/audiotestsrc.c b/spa/plugins/audiotestsrc/audiotestsrc.c
index 4d20c6457..2a7174b4c 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audiotestsrc/audiotestsrc.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audiotestsrc/audiotestsrc.c
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ static int impl_node_set_param(void *object, uint32_t id, uint32_t flags,
 
 	if (id == SPA_PARAM_Props) {
 		struct props *p = &this->props;
+		struct port *port = &this->port;
 
 		if (param == NULL) {
 			reset_props(p);
@@ -290,9 +291,9 @@ static int impl_node_set_param(void *object, uint32_t id, uint32_t flags,
 			SPA_PROP_volume,    SPA_POD_OPT_Float(&p->volume));
 
 		if (p->live)
-			this->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
+			port->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 		else
-			this->info.flags &= ~SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
+			port->info.flags &= ~SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 	}
 	else
 		return -ENOENT;
@@ -1081,7 +1082,7 @@ impl_init(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 	port->info = SPA_PORT_INFO_INIT();
 	port->info.flags = SPA_PORT_FLAG_NO_REF;
 	if (this->props.live)
-		this->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
+		port->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 	port->params[0] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 	port->params[1] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_Meta, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 	port->params[2] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_IO, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/test/fakesink.c b/spa/plugins/test/fakesink.c
index 05ff59d9c..fee62334b 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/test/fakesink.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/test/fakesink.c
@@ -168,8 +168,12 @@ static int impl_node_set_param(void *object, uint32_t id, uint32_t flags,
 
 	spa_return_val_if_fail(this != NULL, -EINVAL);
 
+
 	switch (id) {
 	case SPA_PARAM_Props:
+	{
+		struct port *port = &this->port;
+
 		if (param == NULL) {
 			reset_props(this, &this->props);
 			return 0;
@@ -179,11 +183,11 @@ static int impl_node_set_param(void *object, uint32_t id, uint32_t flags,
 			SPA_PROP_live, SPA_POD_OPT_Bool(&this->props.live));
 
 		if (this->props.live)
-			this->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
+			port->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 		else
-			this->info.flags &= ~SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
+			port->info.flags &= ~SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 		break;
-
+	}
 	default:
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
diff --git a/spa/plugins/test/fakesrc.c b/spa/plugins/test/fakesrc.c
index d316dff36..fa7bee7e0 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/test/fakesrc.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/test/fakesrc.c
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ static int impl_node_set_param(void *object, uint32_t id, uint32_t flags,
 	case SPA_PARAM_Props:
 	{
 		struct props *p = &this->props;
+		struct port *port = &this->port;
 
 		if (param == NULL) {
 			reset_props(this, p);
@@ -192,9 +193,9 @@ static int impl_node_set_param(void *object, uint32_t id, uint32_t flags,
 			SPA_PROP_patternType, SPA_POD_OPT_Id(&p->pattern));
 
 		if (p->live)
-			this->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
+			port->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 		else
-			this->info.flags &= ~SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
+			port->info.flags &= ~SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 		break;
 	}
 	default:
diff --git a/spa/plugins/videotestsrc/videotestsrc.c b/spa/plugins/videotestsrc/videotestsrc.c
index 529a489b5..2c7e9e1ae 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/videotestsrc/videotestsrc.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/videotestsrc/videotestsrc.c
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ static int impl_node_set_param(void *object, uint32_t id, uint32_t flags,
 	case SPA_PARAM_Props:
 	{
 		struct props *p = &this->props;
+		struct port *port = &this->port;
 
 		if (param == NULL) {
 			reset_props(p);
@@ -240,9 +241,9 @@ static int impl_node_set_param(void *object, uint32_t id, uint32_t flags,
 			SPA_PROP_patternType, SPA_POD_OPT_Int(&p->pattern));
 
 		if (p->live)
-			this->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
+			port->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 		else
-			this->info.flags &= ~SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
+			port->info.flags &= ~SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 		break;
 	}
 	default:
@@ -928,7 +929,7 @@ impl_init(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 	port->info = SPA_PORT_INFO_INIT();
 	port->info.flags = SPA_PORT_FLAG_NO_REF;
 	if (this->props.live)
-		this->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
+		port->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 	port->params[0] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 	port->params[1] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_Meta, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 	port->params[2] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_IO, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-compute-source.c b/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-compute-source.c
index c3cfd72c5..2606a32c4 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-compute-source.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/vulkan/vulkan-compute-source.c
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ static int impl_node_set_param(void *object, uint32_t id, uint32_t flags,
 	case SPA_PARAM_Props:
 	{
 		struct props *p = &this->props;
+		struct port *port = &this->port;
 
 		if (param == NULL) {
 			reset_props(p);
@@ -235,9 +236,9 @@ static int impl_node_set_param(void *object, uint32_t id, uint32_t flags,
 			SPA_PROP_live,        SPA_POD_OPT_Bool(&p->live));
 
 		if (p->live)
-			this->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
+			port->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 		else
-			this->info.flags &= ~SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
+			port->info.flags &= ~SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 		break;
 	}
 	default:
@@ -945,7 +946,7 @@ impl_init(const struct spa_handle_factory *factory,
 	port->info = SPA_PORT_INFO_INIT();
 	port->info.flags = SPA_PORT_FLAG_NO_REF | SPA_PORT_FLAG_CAN_ALLOC_BUFFERS;
 	if (this->props.live)
-		this->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
+		port->info.flags |= SPA_PORT_FLAG_LIVE;
 	port->params[0] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 	port->params[1] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_Meta, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);
 	port->params[2] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_IO, SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ);