diff --git a/spa/include/spa/param/audio/dsd-utils.h b/spa/include/spa/param/audio/dsd-utils.h
index 2dab7cc19..9af62d99d 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/param/audio/dsd-utils.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/param/audio/dsd-utils.h
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ spa_format_audio_dsd_parse(const struct spa_pod *format, struct spa_audio_info_d
 			SPA_FORMAT_AUDIO_channels,	SPA_POD_OPT_Int(&info->channels),
 			SPA_FORMAT_AUDIO_position,	SPA_POD_OPT_Pod(&position));
 	if (info->channels > max_position)
-		return -ECHRNG;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (position == NULL ||
 	    spa_pod_copy_array(position, SPA_TYPE_Id, info->position, max_position) != info->channels) {
 		SPA_FLAG_SET(info->flags, SPA_AUDIO_FLAG_UNPOSITIONED);
diff --git a/spa/include/spa/param/audio/layout-types.h b/spa/include/spa/param/audio/layout-types.h
index 33650202a..45cca3a6f 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/param/audio/layout-types.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/param/audio/layout-types.h
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ spa_audio_layout_info_parse_name(struct spa_audio_layout_info *layout, size_t si
 		uint32_t i, n_pos;
 		if (spa_atou32(name+3, &n_pos, 10)) {
 			if (n_pos > max_position)
-				return -ECHRNG;
+				return -EINVAL;
 			for (i = 0; i < 0x1000 && i < n_pos; i++)
 				layout->position[i] = SPA_AUDIO_CHANNEL_AUX0 + i;
 			for (; i < n_pos; i++)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ spa_audio_layout_info_parse_name(struct spa_audio_layout_info *layout, size_t si
 	SPA_FOR_EACH_ELEMENT_VAR(spa_type_audio_layout_info, i) {
 		if (spa_streq(name, i->name)) {
 			if (i->layout.n_channels > max_position)
-				return -ECHRNG;
+				return -EINVAL;
 			*layout = i->layout;
 			return i->layout.n_channels;
 		}
diff --git a/spa/include/spa/param/audio/raw-json.h b/spa/include/spa/param/audio/raw-json.h
index 6b1b25164..11540a6b0 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/param/audio/raw-json.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/param/audio/raw-json.h
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ spa_audio_info_raw_ext_update(struct spa_audio_info_raw *info, size_t size,
 	} else if (spa_streq(key, SPA_KEY_AUDIO_CHANNELS)) {
 		if (spa_atou32(val, &v, 0) && (force || info->channels == 0)) {
 			if (v > max_position)
-				return -ECHRNG;
+				return -EINVAL;
 			info->channels = v;
 		}
 	} else if (spa_streq(key, SPA_KEY_AUDIO_LAYOUT)) {
 		if (force || info->channels == 0) {
 			if (spa_audio_parse_layout(val, info->position, max_position, &v) > 0) {
 				if (v > max_position)
-					return -ECHRNG;
+					return -EINVAL;
 				info->channels = v;
 				SPA_FLAG_CLEAR(info->flags, SPA_AUDIO_FLAG_UNPOSITIONED);
 			}
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ spa_audio_info_raw_ext_update(struct spa_audio_info_raw *info, size_t size,
 			if (spa_audio_parse_position_n(val, strlen(val), info->position,
 						max_position, &v) > 0) {
 				if (v > max_position)
-					return -ECHRNG;
+					return -EINVAL;
 				info->channels = v;
 				SPA_FLAG_CLEAR(info->flags, SPA_AUDIO_FLAG_UNPOSITIONED);
 			}
diff --git a/spa/include/spa/param/audio/raw-utils.h b/spa/include/spa/param/audio/raw-utils.h
index 3f81b4a92..1e4ae2758 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/param/audio/raw-utils.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/param/audio/raw-utils.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ spa_format_audio_raw_ext_parse(const struct spa_pod *format, struct spa_audio_in
 			SPA_FORMAT_AUDIO_channels,	SPA_POD_OPT_Int(&info->channels),
 			SPA_FORMAT_AUDIO_position,	SPA_POD_OPT_Pod(&position));
 	if (info->channels > max_position)
-		return -ECHRNG;
+		return -EINVAL;
 	if (position == NULL ||
 	    spa_pod_copy_array(position, SPA_TYPE_Id, info->position, max_position) != info->channels) {
 		SPA_FLAG_SET(info->flags, SPA_AUDIO_FLAG_UNPOSITIONED);