diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/resample-native.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/resample-native.c
index 85bdc4cf2..f393e3dce 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/resample-native.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/resample-native.c
@@ -315,29 +315,26 @@ static uint32_t impl_native_delay (struct resample *r)
 	return d->n_taps / 2 - 1;
 }
 
-static int32_t impl_native_phase_ns(struct resample *r)
+static float impl_native_phase (struct resample *r)
 {
 	struct native_data *d = r->data;
+	float pho = 0;
 
 	if (d->func == d->info->process_full) {
-		float pho = -(float)((int32_t)d->phase) / d->out_rate;
+		pho = -(float)((int32_t)d->phase) / d->out_rate;
 
 		/* XXX: this is how it seems to behave, but not clear why */
 		if (d->hist >= d->n_taps - 1)
 			pho += 1.0f;
-
-		return (int32_t)(pho * SPA_NSEC_PER_SEC / r->i_rate);
 	} else if (d->func == d->info->process_inter) {
-		float pho = -d->phase / d->out_rate;
+		pho = -d->phase / d->out_rate;
 
 		/* XXX: this is how it seems to behave, but not clear why */
 		if (d->hist >= d->n_taps - 1)
 			pho += 1.0f;
-
-		return (int32_t)(pho * SPA_NSEC_PER_SEC / r->i_rate);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return pho;
 }
 
 int resample_native_init(struct resample *r)
@@ -356,7 +353,7 @@ int resample_native_init(struct resample *r)
 	r->process = impl_native_process;
 	r->reset = impl_native_reset;
 	r->delay = impl_native_delay;
-	r->phase_ns = impl_native_phase_ns;
+	r->phase = impl_native_phase;
 
 	q = &window_qualities[r->quality];
 
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/resample-peaks.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/resample-peaks.c
index 431260b5c..aade7711e 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/resample-peaks.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/resample-peaks.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static void impl_peaks_reset (struct resample *r)
 	d->i_count = d->o_count = 0;
 }
 
-static int32_t impl_peaks_phase_ns (struct resample *r)
+static float impl_peaks_phase (struct resample *r)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ int resample_peaks_init(struct resample *r)
 	r->delay = impl_peaks_delay;
 	r->in_len = impl_peaks_in_len;
 	r->out_len = impl_peaks_out_len;
-	r->phase_ns = impl_peaks_phase_ns;
+	r->phase = impl_peaks_phase;
 
 	spa_log_debug(r->log, "peaks %p: in:%d out:%d features:%08x:%08x", r,
 			r->i_rate, r->o_rate, r->cpu_flags, d->peaks.cpu_flags);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/resample.h b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/resample.h
index 86c48adc8..5308fa828 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/resample.h
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/resample.h
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ struct resample {
 				 void * SPA_RESTRICT dst[], uint32_t *out_len);
 	void (*reset)		(struct resample *r);
 	uint32_t (*delay)	(struct resample *r);
-	int32_t (*phase_ns)	(struct resample *r);
+
+	/** Fractional part of delay (in input samples) */
+	float (*phase)		(struct resample *r);
+
 	void *data;
 };
 
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ struct resample {
 #define resample_process(r,...)		(r)->process(r,__VA_ARGS__)
 #define resample_reset(r)		(r)->reset(r)
 #define resample_delay(r)		(r)->delay(r)
-#define resample_phase_ns(r)		(r)->phase_ns(r)
+#define resample_phase(r)		(r)->phase(r)
 
 int resample_native_init(struct resample *r);
 int resample_peaks_init(struct resample *r);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/test-resample-delay.c b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/test-resample-delay.c
index 93da2300d..91a04a5ac 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/audioconvert/test-resample-delay.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/audioconvert/test-resample-delay.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void check_delay(double rate, uint32_t out_rate, uint32_t options)
 	feed_sine(&r, 512, &in, &in_phase, false);
 
 	/* Test delay */
-	expect = resample_delay(&r) + (double)resample_phase_ns(&r) * 48000 / SPA_NSEC_PER_SEC;
+	expect = resample_delay(&r) + (double)resample_phase(&r);
 	out = feed_sine(&r, 256, &in, &in_phase, true);
 	got = find_delay(samp_in, in, samp_out, out, out_rate / 48000.0, 100, tol);
 
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static void check_delay_vary_rate(double rate, double end_rate, uint32_t out_rat
 	feed_sine(&r, 255, &in, &in_phase, false);
 
 	/* Test delay */
-	expect = (double)resample_delay(&r) + (double)resample_phase_ns(&r) * 48000 / SPA_NSEC_PER_SEC;
+	expect = (double)resample_delay(&r) + (double)resample_phase(&r);
 	out = feed_sine(&r, 256, &in, &in_phase, true);
 	got = find_delay(samp_in, in, samp_out, out, out_rate/48000.0, 100, tol);
 
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static void run(uint32_t in_rate, uint32_t out_rate, double end_rate, double mid
 	feed_sine(&r, 255, &in, &in_phase, true);
 
 	/* Test delay */
-	expect = (double)resample_delay(&r) + (double)resample_phase_ns(&r) * (double)in_rate / SPA_NSEC_PER_SEC;
+	expect = (double)resample_delay(&r) + (double)resample_phase(&r);
 	out = feed_sine(&r, 256, &in, &in_phase, true);
 	got = find_delay(samp_in, in, samp_out, out, ((double)out_rate)/in_rate, 100, tol);