diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
index 12629ee64..4def52897 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-node.c
@@ -112,13 +112,17 @@ static inline void activate_target(struct pw_impl_node *node, struct pw_node_tar
 {
 	struct pw_node_activation_state *state = &t->activation->state[0];
 	if (!t->active) {
-		if ((!node->async || node->driving) && !node->exported) {
-			SPA_ATOMIC_INC(state->required);
-			SPA_ATOMIC_INC(state->pending);
+		if (!node->async || node->driving) {
+			if (!node->exported) {
+				SPA_ATOMIC_INC(state->required);
+				SPA_ATOMIC_INC(state->pending);
+			}
 		}
+		t->active_driving = node->driving;
 		t->active = true;
-		pw_log_debug("%p: target state:%p id:%d pending:%d/%d",
-				node, state, t->id, state->pending, state->required);
+		pw_log_debug("%p: target state:%p id:%d pending:%d/%d %d:%d:%d",
+				node, state, t->id, state->pending, state->required,
+				node->async, node->driving, node->exported);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -126,7 +130,7 @@ static inline void deactivate_target(struct pw_impl_node *node, struct pw_node_t
 {
 	if (t->active) {
 		struct pw_node_activation_state *state = &t->activation->state[0];
-		if (!node->async || node->driving) {
+		if (!node->async || t->active_driving) {
 			/* the driver copies the required to the pending state
 			 * so first try to resume the node and then decrement the
 			 * required state. This way we either resume with the old value
@@ -137,8 +141,10 @@ static inline void deactivate_target(struct pw_impl_node *node, struct pw_node_t
 				SPA_ATOMIC_DEC(state->required);
 		}
 		t->active = false;
-		pw_log_debug("%p: target state:%p id:%d pending:%d/%d trigger:%"PRIu64,
-				node, state, t->id, state->pending, state->required, trigger);
+		t->active_driving = false;
+		pw_log_debug("%p: target state:%p id:%d pending:%d/%d %d:%d:%d trigger:%"PRIu64,
+				node, state, t->id, state->pending, state->required,
+				node->async, node->driving, node->exported, trigger);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pipewire/private.h b/src/pipewire/private.h
index 8c01fe8d5..25af677ac 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/private.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/private.h
@@ -541,6 +541,7 @@ struct pw_node_target {
 	int fd;
 	void (*trigger)(struct pw_node_target *t, uint64_t nsec);
 	unsigned int active:1;
+	unsigned int active_driving:1;
 	unsigned int added:1;
 };