diff --git a/src/pipewire/buffers.c b/src/pipewire/buffers.c
index 32b7f0ecc..aa51aa998 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/buffers.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/buffers.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ static int alloc_buffers(struct pw_mempool *pool,
 {
 	struct spa_buffer **buffers;
 	void *skel, *data;
-	uint32_t i;
+	uint32_t i, j;
 	uint32_t n_metas;
 	struct spa_meta *metas;
 	struct spa_data *datas;
@@ -139,6 +139,14 @@ static int alloc_buffers(struct pw_mempool *pool,
 	pw_log_debug(NAME" %p: layout buffers skel:%p data:%p", allocation, skel, data);
 	spa_buffer_alloc_layout_array(&info, n_buffers, buffers, skel, data);
 
+	/* v2 compat, they expect the stride to be set */
+	for (i = 0; i < n_buffers; i++) {
+		for (j = 0; j < n_datas; j++) {
+			struct spa_data *d = &buffers[i]->datas[j];
+			d->chunk->stride = data_strides[0];
+		}
+	}
+
 	allocation->mem = m;
 	allocation->n_buffers = n_buffers;
 	allocation->buffers = buffers;