diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-mixer.h b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-mixer.h
index 643f03dba..687e8b53d 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-mixer.h
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-mixer.h
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ struct pa_alsa_mapping {
     pa_alsa_device output;
     pa_alsa_device input;
 
-    /* ucm device context*/
+    /* ucm device context */
     pa_alsa_ucm_mapping_context ucm_context;
 };
 
@@ -381,6 +381,9 @@ struct pa_alsa_profile {
     pa_idxset *input_mappings;
     pa_idxset *output_mappings;
 
+    /* ucm device context */
+    pa_alsa_ucm_profile_context ucm_context;
+
     struct {
 	pa_dynarray devices;
     } out;
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.c b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.c
index 76e1bcedf..6ec09ac05 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.c
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.c
@@ -1467,27 +1467,20 @@ int pa_alsa_ucm_set_profile(pa_alsa_ucm_config *ucm, pa_card *card, pa_alsa_prof
     if (new_profile == old_profile)
         return 0;
 
-    if (new_profile == NULL)
+    if (new_profile == NULL) {
         profile = SND_USE_CASE_VERB_INACTIVE;
-    else
+        verb = NULL;
+    } else {
         profile = new_profile->name;
+        verb = new_profile->ucm_context.verb;
+    }
 
     /* change verb */
     pa_log_info("Set UCM verb to %s", profile);
     if ((ret = snd_use_case_set(ucm->ucm_mgr, "_verb", profile)) < 0) {
         pa_log("Failed to set verb %s: %s", profile, snd_strerror(ret));
     }
-
-    /* find active verb */
-    ucm->active_verb = NULL;
-    PA_LLIST_FOREACH(verb, ucm->verbs) {
-        const char *verb_name;
-        verb_name = pa_proplist_gets(verb->proplist, PA_ALSA_PROP_UCM_NAME);
-        if (pa_streq(verb_name, profile)) {
-            ucm->active_verb = verb;
-            break;
-        }
-    }
+    ucm->active_verb = verb;
 
     update_mixer_paths(card->ports, profile);
     return ret;
@@ -1862,6 +1855,7 @@ static int ucm_create_profile(
     p->profile_set = ps;
     p->name = pa_xstrdup(verb_name);
     p->description = pa_xstrdup(verb_desc);
+    p->ucm_context.verb = verb;
 
     p->output_mappings = pa_idxset_new(pa_idxset_trivial_hash_func, pa_idxset_trivial_compare_func);
     p->input_mappings = pa_idxset_new(pa_idxset_trivial_hash_func, pa_idxset_trivial_compare_func);
diff --git a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.h b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.h
index dd1694de6..9b664b417 100644
--- a/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.h
+++ b/spa/plugins/alsa/acp/alsa-ucm.h
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ typedef struct pa_alsa_ucm_modifier pa_alsa_ucm_modifier;
 typedef struct pa_alsa_ucm_device pa_alsa_ucm_device;
 typedef struct pa_alsa_ucm_config pa_alsa_ucm_config;
 typedef struct pa_alsa_ucm_mapping_context pa_alsa_ucm_mapping_context;
+typedef struct pa_alsa_ucm_profile_context pa_alsa_ucm_profile_context;
 typedef struct pa_alsa_ucm_port_data pa_alsa_ucm_port_data;
 typedef struct pa_alsa_ucm_volume pa_alsa_ucm_volume;
 
@@ -271,6 +272,10 @@ struct pa_alsa_ucm_mapping_context {
     pa_idxset *ucm_modifiers;
 };
 
+struct pa_alsa_ucm_profile_context {
+    pa_alsa_ucm_verb *verb;
+};
+
 struct pa_alsa_ucm_port_data {
     pa_alsa_ucm_config *ucm;
     pa_device_port *core_port;