diff --git a/pipewire/modules/module-protocol-native.c b/pipewire/modules/module-protocol-native.c
index 6b8ffbd11..5271ba6f8 100644
--- a/pipewire/modules/module-protocol-native.c
+++ b/pipewire/modules/module-protocol-native.c
@@ -143,15 +143,6 @@ process_messages(struct native_client *client)
 	}
 }
 
-static void
-on_resource_added(struct pw_listener *listener,
-		  struct pw_client *client, struct pw_resource *resource)
-{
-	resource->iface = pw_protocol_get_interface(client->protocol,
-						    spa_type_map_get_type(client->core->type.map, resource->type),
-						    true);
-}
-
 static void
 on_busy_changed(struct pw_listener *listener,
 		struct pw_client *client)
@@ -235,7 +226,6 @@ static struct native_client *client_new(struct impl *impl, int fd)
 
 	spa_list_insert(impl->client_list.prev, &this->link);
 
-	pw_signal_add(&client->resource_added, &this->resource_added, on_resource_added);
 	pw_signal_add(&client->busy_changed, &this->busy_changed, on_busy_changed);
 
 	pw_global_bind(impl->core->global, client, 0, 0);
diff --git a/pipewire/server/resource.c b/pipewire/server/resource.c
index 84a8db0c5..c10a3cb90 100644
--- a/pipewire/server/resource.c
+++ b/pipewire/server/resource.c
@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ struct pw_resource *pw_resource_new(struct pw_client *client,
 	if (user_data_size > 0)
 		this->user_data = SPA_MEMBER(impl, sizeof(struct impl), void);
 
+	this->iface = pw_protocol_get_interface(client->protocol,
+                                                spa_type_map_get_type(client->core->type.map, type),
+                                                true);
+
 	pw_log_debug("resource %p: new for client %p id %u", this, client, id);
 	pw_signal_emit(&client->resource_added, client, this);