diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-device.c b/src/pipewire/impl-device.c
index 089746ced..f9e6c682f 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-device.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-device.c
@@ -635,10 +635,8 @@ static void device_info(void *data, const struct spa_device_info *info)
                                         spa_debug_type_find_name(spa_type_param, info->params[i].id),
                                         device->info.params[i].flags, info->params[i].flags);
 
-                        if (device->info.params[i].flags == info->params[i].flags)
-                                continue;
-
-                        if (info->params[i].flags & SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ)
+                        if (device->info.params[i].flags != info->params[i].flags &&
+                            info->params[i].flags & SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ)
                                 changed_ids[n_changed_ids++] = info->params[i].id;
 
                         device->info.params[i] = info->params[i];
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
index 8fd642f2d..f90597c8c 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
@@ -1122,10 +1122,8 @@ static void node_info(void *data, const struct spa_node_info *info)
 					spa_debug_type_find_name(spa_type_param, info->params[i].id),
 					node->info.params[i].flags, info->params[i].flags);
 
-			if (node->info.params[i].flags == info->params[i].flags)
-				continue;
-
-			if (info->params[i].flags & SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ)
+			if (node->info.params[i].flags != info->params[i].flags &&
+			    info->params[i].flags & SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ)
 				changed_ids[n_changed_ids++] = info->params[i].id;
 
 			node->info.params[i] = info->params[i];
diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-port.c b/src/pipewire/impl-port.c
index ba5c40655..59a5fdf3e 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-port.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-port.c
@@ -342,10 +342,8 @@ static void update_info(struct pw_impl_port *port, const struct spa_port_info *i
 		port->info.n_params = SPA_MIN(info->n_params, SPA_N_ELEMENTS(port->params));
 
 		for (i = 0; i < port->info.n_params; i++) {
-			if (port->info.params[i].flags == info->params[i].flags)
-				continue;
-
-			if (info->params[i].flags & SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ)
+			if (port->info.params[i].flags != info->params[i].flags &&
+			    info->params[i].flags & SPA_PARAM_INFO_READ)
 				changed_ids[n_changed_ids++] = info->params[i].id;
 
 			port->info.params[i] = info->params[i];