diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-aptx.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-aptx.c
index 3401d24be..b4e8a3c27 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-aptx.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-aptx.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ static int codec_enum_config(const struct a2dp_codec *codec,
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	*param = spa_pod_builder_pop(b, &f[0]);
-	return 1;
+	return *param == NULL ? -EIO : 1;
 }
 
 static int codec_reduce_bitpool(void *data)
diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-ldac.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-ldac.c
index 855d2d92f..c809e6be8 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-ldac.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-ldac.c
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ static int codec_enum_config(const struct a2dp_codec *codec,
 				0);
 	}
 	*param = spa_pod_builder_pop(b, &f[0]);
-	return 1;
+	return *param == NULL ? -EIO : 1;
 }
 
 static int get_frame_length(struct impl *this)
diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-sbc.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-sbc.c
index 381ab39e4..0391952c4 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-sbc.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-codec-sbc.c
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ static int codec_enum_config(const struct a2dp_codec *codec,
 				0);
 	}
 	*param = spa_pod_builder_pop(b, &f[0]);
-	return 1;
+	return *param == NULL ? -EIO : 1;
 }
 
 static int codec_reduce_bitpool(void *data)
diff --git a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-sink.c b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-sink.c
index f5ebbfce2..967ec3958 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-sink.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/bluez5/a2dp-sink.c
@@ -894,8 +894,6 @@ impl_node_port_enum_params(void *object, int seq,
 
 	switch (id) {
 	case SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat:
-		if (result.index > 0)
-			return 0;
 		if (this->codec == NULL)
 			return -EIO;