diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-null-sink.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-null-sink.c
index ec901cc33..9bd7ecfd2 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-null-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-null-sink.c
@@ -146,6 +146,10 @@ struct module *create_module_null_sink(struct impl *impl, const char *argument)
 		pw_properties_set(props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, str);
 		pw_properties_set(props, "sink_name", NULL);
 	}
+	else {
+		pw_properties_set(props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, "null-sink");
+	}
+
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "sink_properties")) != NULL) {
 		module_args_add_props(props, str);
 		pw_properties_set(props, "sink_properties", NULL);