diff --git a/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/mainloop-signal.c b/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/mainloop-signal.c
index 5caf59200..19fe31225 100644
--- a/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/mainloop-signal.c
+++ b/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/mainloop-signal.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 
 static pa_mainloop_api *api = NULL;
+static bool have_signals = false;
 static struct spa_list signals;
 static struct pw_loop *loop = NULL;
 
@@ -58,14 +59,12 @@ int pa_signal_init(pa_mainloop_api *a)
 SPA_EXPORT
 void pa_signal_done(void)
 {
-	pa_signal_event *ev, *t;
-
-	pa_assert(api);
-
-	spa_list_for_each_safe(ev, t, &signals, link)
-		pa_signal_free(ev);
-	spa_list_init(&signals);
+	pa_signal_event *ev;
 
+	if (have_signals) {
+		spa_list_consume(ev, &signals, link)
+			pa_signal_free(ev);
+	}
 	api = NULL;
 }
 
@@ -89,6 +88,9 @@ pa_signal_event* pa_signal_new(int sig, pa_signal_cb_t callback, void *userdata)
 	ev->callback = callback;
 	ev->userdata = userdata;
 
+	if (!have_signals)
+		spa_list_init(&signals);
+	have_signals = true;
 	spa_list_append(&signals, &ev->link);
 
 	return ev;
diff --git a/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/mainloop.c b/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/mainloop.c
index 9170b49e7..2ff97f740 100644
--- a/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/mainloop.c
+++ b/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/mainloop.c
@@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ pa_mainloop *pa_mainloop_new(void)
 {
 	pa_mainloop *loop;
 
+	if (getenv("PULSE_INTERNAL"))
+		return NULL;
+
 	loop = calloc(1, sizeof(pa_mainloop));
 	if (loop == NULL)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/version.c b/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/version.c
index 06c63c37a..69e269c2a 100644
--- a/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/version.c
+++ b/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/version.c
@@ -32,4 +32,3 @@ bool pa_is_pipewire(void)
 {
 	return true;
 }
-