diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
index aaafb5641..657d52ad1 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
@@ -4685,6 +4685,8 @@ static int do_update_stream_sample_rate(struct client *client, uint32_t command,
 	stream = pw_map_lookup(&client->streams, channel);
 	if (stream == NULL || stream->type == STREAM_TYPE_UPLOAD)
 		return -ENOENT;
+	if (stream->create_tag != SPA_ID_INVALID)
+		return -ENOENT;
 
 	if (rate == 0 || rate > RATE_MAX)
 		return -EINVAL;