diff --git a/src/modules/module-raop-sink.c b/src/modules/module-raop-sink.c
index b1becba9d..593352b80 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-raop-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-raop-sink.c
@@ -1671,7 +1671,10 @@ static void impl_destroy(struct impl *impl)
 	pw_properties_free(impl->headers);
 	pw_properties_free(impl->stream_props);
 	pw_properties_free(impl->props);
-	free(impl->password);
+	if (impl->password) {
+		explicit_bzero(impl->password, strlen(impl->password));
+		free(impl->password);
+	}
 	free(impl);
 }