diff --git a/src/modules/module-link-factory.c b/src/modules/module-link-factory.c
index 2cd17bc58..d9eeed6cf 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-link-factory.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-link-factory.c
@@ -119,10 +119,12 @@ static void *create_object(void *_data,
 	if (inport == NULL)
 		goto no_input_port;
 
-	link = pw_link_new(core, outport, inport, NULL, NULL, &error, 0);
+	link = pw_link_new(core, outport, inport, NULL, properties, &error, 0);
 	if (link == NULL)
 		goto no_mem;
 
+	properties = NULL;
+
 	pw_link_register(link, client, pw_client_get_global(client), NULL);
 
 	res = pw_global_bind(pw_link_get_global(link), client, PW_PERM_RWX, PW_VERSION_LINK, new_id);