diff --git a/src/modules/module-rt.c b/src/modules/module-rt.c
index f482872d5..2d34e2bcb 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-rt.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-rt.c
@@ -1078,6 +1078,7 @@ int pipewire__module_init(struct pw_impl_module *module, const char *args)
 		}
 		pw_thread_loop_lock(impl->thread_loop);
 		pw_thread_loop_start(impl->thread_loop);
+		pw_thread_loop_wait(impl->thread_loop);
 		pw_thread_loop_unlock(impl->thread_loop);
 
 		pw_loop_invoke(pw_thread_loop_get_loop(impl->thread_loop),