diff --git a/spa/include/spa/monitor/utils.h b/spa/include/spa/monitor/utils.h
index 0dd116fd1..7a3e7ced6 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/monitor/utils.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/monitor/utils.h
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ static inline void spa_result_func_device_params(void *data, int seq, int res,
 	const struct spa_result_device_params *r =
 		(const struct spa_result_device_params *)result;
 	uint32_t offset = d->builder->state.offset;
-	spa_pod_builder_raw_padded(d->builder, r->param, SPA_POD_SIZE(r->param));
+	if (spa_pod_builder_raw_padded(d->builder, r->param, SPA_POD_SIZE(r->param)) < 0)
+		return;
 	d->data.next = r->next;
-	d->data.param = SPA_PTROFF(d->builder->data, offset, struct spa_pod);
+	d->data.param = spa_pod_builder_deref(d->builder, offset);
 }
 
 static inline int spa_device_enum_params_sync(struct spa_device *device,
diff --git a/spa/include/spa/node/utils.h b/spa/include/spa/node/utils.h
index ec02d7b81..9503d8bbf 100644
--- a/spa/include/spa/node/utils.h
+++ b/spa/include/spa/node/utils.h
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@ static inline void spa_result_func_node_params(void *data,
 	const struct spa_result_node_params *r =
 		(const struct spa_result_node_params *) result;
 	uint32_t offset = d->builder->state.offset;
-	spa_pod_builder_raw_padded(d->builder, r->param, SPA_POD_SIZE(r->param));
+	if (spa_pod_builder_raw_padded(d->builder, r->param, SPA_POD_SIZE(r->param)) < 0)
+		return;
 	d->data.next = r->next;
-	d->data.param = SPA_PTROFF(d->builder->data, offset, struct spa_pod);
+	d->data.param = spa_pod_builder_deref(d->builder, offset);
 }
 
 static inline int spa_node_enum_params_sync(struct spa_node *node,