diff --git a/libs/ardour/route.cc b/libs/ardour/route.cc
index 5284ec6fa6..cb7a2e68dd 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/route.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/route.cc
@@ -3573,7 +3573,7 @@ Route::create_direct_outs ()
 	_direct_outs->activate ();
 
 	try {
-		_direct_outs->output()->ensure_io (ChanCount (DataType::AUDIO, input()->ports().num_ports(DataType::AUDIO)), false, this);
+		_direct_outs->output()->ensure_io (ChanCount (DataType::AUDIO, input()->ports()->num_ports(DataType::AUDIO)), false, this);
 	} catch (AudioEngine::PortRegistrationFailure& err) {
 		error << string_compose (_("Cannot set up direct outs: %1"), err.what()) << endmsg;
 		_direct_outs.reset ();
diff --git a/libs/ardour/session.cc b/libs/ardour/session.cc
index 9581894e39..7eeb17288d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/session.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/session.cc
@@ -7960,12 +7960,12 @@ Session::livetrax_auto_connect ()
 
 		n = t->input()->n_ports().n_audio();
 		for (uint32_t c = 0; c < n && ip != physinputs.end(); ++c) {
-			t->input()->connect (t->input()->ports().port (DataType::AUDIO, c),  *ip, this);
+			t->input()->connect (t->input()->ports()->port (DataType::AUDIO, c),  *ip, this);
 			++ip;
 		}
 		n = t->direct_outs()->output()->n_ports().n_audio();
 		for (uint32_t c = 0; c < n && op != physoutputs.end(); ++c) {
-			t->direct_outs()->output()->ports().port (DataType::AUDIO, c)->connect (*op);
+			t->direct_outs()->output()->ports()->port (DataType::AUDIO, c)->connect (*op);
 			++op;
 		}
 	}