diff --git a/src/kcm/package/contents/ui/DeviceListItem.qml b/src/kcm/package/contents/ui/DeviceListItem.qml
--- a/src/kcm/package/contents/ui/DeviceListItem.qml
+++ b/src/kcm/package/contents/ui/DeviceListItem.qml
@@ -75,28 +75,17 @@
 
             ComboBox {
                 id: portbox
-                readonly property var ports: Ports
                 Layout.fillWidth: true
-                onModelChanged: currentIndex = ActivePortIndex
+                onModelChanged: currentIndex = model.indexOf(Ports[ActivePortIndex])
                 currentIndex: ActivePortIndex
-                onActivated: ActivePortIndex = index
-
-                onPortsChanged: {
-                    var items = [];
-                    for (var i = 0; i < ports.length; ++i) {
-                        var port = ports[i];
-                        var text = port.description;
-                        if (port.availability == Port.Unavailable) {
-                            if (port.name == "analog-output-speaker" || port.name == "analog-input-microphone-internal") {
-                                text += i18nc("Port is unavailable", " (unavailable)");
-                            } else {
-                                text += i18nc("Port is unplugged", " (unplugged)");
-                            }
-                        }
-                        items.push(text);
-                    }
-                    model = items;
-                }
+                onActivated: ActivePortIndex = Ports.indexOf(model[index])
+                textRole: "description"
+
+                model: Ports.filter(function (port) {
+                    // If availability is unknown show the port
+                    return port.availability !== Port.Unavailable
+                })
+
             }
         }