diff --git a/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c b/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
index a7ead586d..a62a5b793 100644
--- a/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
+++ b/pipewire-jack/src/pipewire-jack.c
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ struct client {
 	unsigned int thread_entered:1;
 	unsigned int has_transport:1;
 	unsigned int allow_mlock:1;
+	unsigned int warn_mlock:1;
 	unsigned int timeowner_pending:1;
 	unsigned int timeowner_conditional:1;
 
@@ -1807,7 +1808,8 @@ static int client_node_port_use_buffers(void *object,
 			}
 			if (c->allow_mlock && mlock(d->data, d->maxsize) < 0) {
 				if (errno != ENOMEM  || !mlock_warned) {
-					pw_log_warn(NAME" %p: Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s", c,
+					pw_log(c->warn_mlock ? SPA_LOG_LEVEL_WARN : SPA_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
+						NAME" %p: Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s", c,
 						d->data, d->maxsize,
 						errno == ENOMEM ?
 						"This is not a problem but for best performance, "
@@ -2410,6 +2412,8 @@ jack_client_t * jack_client_open (const char *client_name,
 				NULL),
 			0);
 	client->allow_mlock = client->context.context->defaults.mem_allow_mlock;
+	client->warn_mlock = client->context.context->defaults.mem_warn_mlock;
+
 	spa_list_init(&client->context.free_objects);
 	pthread_mutex_init(&client->context.lock, NULL);
 	spa_list_init(&client->context.nodes);
diff --git a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
index af3936d4c..6ffd19214 100644
--- a/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
+++ b/src/daemon/pipewire.conf.in
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ properties = {
     #context.data-loop.library.name.system =	support/libspa-support
     #link.max-buffers =		64
     link.max-buffers =		16		# version < 3 clients can't handle more
+    #mem.warn-mlock =		false
     #mem.allow-mlock =		true
     #mem.mlock-all =		false
     #log.level =		2
diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
index f2e9612ac..245222160 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
@@ -1218,7 +1218,7 @@ static struct pw_proxy *node_export(struct pw_core *core, void *object, bool do_
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(node->properties, "mem.allow-mlock")) != NULL)
 		data->allow_mlock = pw_properties_parse_bool(str);
 
-	data->warn_mlock = true;
+	data->warn_mlock = data->context->defaults.mem_warn_mlock;
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(node->properties, "mem.warn-mlock")) != NULL)
 		data->warn_mlock = pw_properties_parse_bool(str);
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/context.c b/src/pipewire/context.c
index ecb251608..3c4833fb5 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/context.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/context.c
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #define DEFAULT_VIDEO_RATE_NUM		25u
 #define DEFAULT_VIDEO_RATE_DENOM	1u
 #define DEFAULT_LINK_MAX_BUFFERS	64u
+#define DEFAULT_MEM_WARN_MLOCK		false
 #define DEFAULT_MEM_ALLOW_MLOCK		true
 
 /** \cond */
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ static void fill_defaults(struct pw_context *this)
 	this->defaults.video_rate.num = get_default_int(p, "default.video.rate.num", DEFAULT_VIDEO_RATE_NUM);
 	this->defaults.video_rate.denom = get_default_int(p, "default.video.rate.denom", DEFAULT_VIDEO_RATE_DENOM);
 	this->defaults.link_max_buffers = get_default_int(p, "link.max-buffers", DEFAULT_LINK_MAX_BUFFERS);
+	this->defaults.mem_warn_mlock = get_default_bool(p, "mem.warn-mlock", DEFAULT_MEM_WARN_MLOCK);
 	this->defaults.mem_allow_mlock = get_default_bool(p, "mem.allow-mlock", DEFAULT_MEM_ALLOW_MLOCK);
 
 	this->defaults.clock_max_quantum = SPA_CLAMP(this->defaults.clock_max_quantum,
diff --git a/src/pipewire/filter.c b/src/pipewire/filter.c
index 91879ff25..b70f3b039 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/filter.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/filter.c
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ struct filter {
 	unsigned int draining:1;
 	unsigned int allow_mlock:1;
 	unsigned int warn_mlock:1;
+	unsigned int process_rt:1;
 };
 
 static int get_param_index(uint32_t id)
@@ -1023,6 +1024,7 @@ filter_new(struct pw_context *context, const char *name,
 
 	impl->context = context;
 	impl->allow_mlock = context->defaults.mem_allow_mlock;
+	impl->warn_mlock = context->defaults.mem_warn_mlock;
 
 	return impl;
 
@@ -1235,15 +1237,17 @@ pw_filter_connect(struct pw_filter *filter,
 		  uint32_t n_params)
 {
 	struct filter *impl = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(filter, struct filter, this);
+	const char *str;
 	int res;
 	uint32_t i;
 
 	pw_log_debug(NAME" %p: connect", filter);
 	impl->flags = flags;
 
-	impl->warn_mlock = SPA_FLAG_IS_SET(flags, PW_FILTER_FLAG_RT_PROCESS);
-	pw_properties_set(filter->properties, "mem.warn-mlock",
-			impl->warn_mlock ? "true" : "false");
+	impl->process_rt = SPA_FLAG_IS_SET(flags, PW_FILTER_FLAG_RT_PROCESS);
+
+	if ((str = pw_properties_get(filter->properties, "mem.warn-mlock")) != NULL)
+		impl->warn_mlock = pw_properties_parse_bool(str);
 
 	impl->impl_node.iface = SPA_INTERFACE_INIT(
 			SPA_TYPE_INTERFACE_Node,
@@ -1258,7 +1262,7 @@ pw_filter_connect(struct pw_filter *filter,
 	impl->info = SPA_NODE_INFO_INIT();
 	impl->info.max_input_ports = MAX_PORTS;
 	impl->info.max_output_ports = MAX_PORTS;
-	impl->info.flags = impl->warn_mlock ? SPA_NODE_FLAG_RT : 0;
+	impl->info.flags = impl->process_rt ? SPA_NODE_FLAG_RT : 0;
 	impl->info.props = &filter->properties->dict;
 	impl->params[0] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat, 0);
 	impl->params[1] = SPA_PARAM_INFO(SPA_PARAM_Meta, 0);
diff --git a/src/pipewire/private.h b/src/pipewire/private.h
index 9830bf823..9dcf40159 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/private.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/private.h
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ struct defaults {
 	struct spa_rectangle video_size;
 	struct spa_fraction video_rate;
 	uint32_t link_max_buffers;
-	unsigned int mem_allow_mlock;
+	unsigned int mem_warn_mlock:1;
+	unsigned int mem_allow_mlock:1;
 };
 
 struct ratelimit {
diff --git a/src/pipewire/stream.c b/src/pipewire/stream.c
index ad3af4825..93665b652 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/stream.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/stream.c
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ struct stream {
 	unsigned int draining:1;
 	unsigned int drained:1;
 	unsigned int allow_mlock:1;
+	unsigned int warn_mlock:1;
 	unsigned int process_rt:1;
 };
 
@@ -594,7 +595,7 @@ static int map_data(struct stream *impl, struct spa_data *data, int prot)
 
 	if (impl->allow_mlock && mlock(data->data, data->maxsize) < 0) {
 		if (errno != ENOMEM || !mlock_warned) {
-			pw_log(impl->process_rt ? SPA_LOG_LEVEL_WARN : SPA_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
+			pw_log(impl->warn_mlock ? SPA_LOG_LEVEL_WARN : SPA_LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG,
 					NAME" %p: Failed to mlock memory %p %u: %s", impl,
 					data->data, data->maxsize,
 					errno == ENOMEM ?
@@ -1209,6 +1210,7 @@ stream_new(struct pw_context *context, const char *name,
 
 	impl->context = context;
 	impl->allow_mlock = context->defaults.mem_allow_mlock;
+	impl->warn_mlock = context->defaults.mem_warn_mlock;
 
 	spa_hook_list_append(&impl->context->driver_listener_list,
 			&impl->context_listener,
@@ -1557,7 +1559,9 @@ pw_stream_connect(struct pw_stream *stream,
 		pw_properties_set(stream->properties, PW_KEY_NODE_DONT_RECONNECT, "true");
 
 	impl->process_rt = SPA_FLAG_IS_SET(flags, PW_STREAM_FLAG_RT_PROCESS);
-	pw_properties_set(stream->properties, "mem.warn-mlock", impl->process_rt ? "true" : "false");
+
+	if ((str = pw_properties_get(stream->properties, "mem.warn-mlock")) != NULL)
+		impl->warn_mlock = pw_properties_parse_bool(str);
 
 	if ((pw_properties_get(stream->properties, PW_KEY_MEDIA_CLASS) == NULL)) {
 		const char *media_type = pw_properties_get(stream->properties, PW_KEY_MEDIA_TYPE);