diff --git a/src/pipewire/remote.c b/src/pipewire/remote.c
index 6cc1356f9..13d082150 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/remote.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/remote.c
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ struct pw_remote *pw_remote_new(struct pw_core *core,
 	if (this->conn == NULL)
 		goto no_connection;
 
+	pw_module_load(core, "libpipewire-module-rtkit", NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 	pw_module_load(core, "libpipewire-module-client-node", NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
         spa_list_append(&core->remote_list, &this->link);