diff --git a/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/context.c b/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/context.c
index e251c75dd..587cd29dc 100644
--- a/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/context.c
+++ b/pipewire-pulseaudio/src/context.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 int pa_context_set_error(PA_CONST pa_context *c, int error) {
 	pa_assert(error >= 0);
 	pa_assert(error < PA_ERR_MAX);
-	if (c && c->error != error) {
+	if (c) {
 		pw_log_debug("context %p: error %d %s", c, error, pa_strerror(error));
 		((pa_context*)c)->error = error;
 	}