diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c
index af267c1ea..b2fd4f6ca 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c
@@ -227,6 +227,14 @@ int module_args_to_audioinfo(struct impl *impl, struct pw_properties *props, str
 	return 0;
 }
 
+bool module_args_parse_bool(const char *v)
+{
+	if (spa_streq(v, "1") || !strcasecmp(v, "y") || !strcasecmp(v, "t") ||
+	    !strcasecmp(v, "yes") || !strcasecmp(v, "true") || !strcasecmp(v, "on"))
+		return true;
+	return false;
+}
+
 #include "modules/registry.h"
 
 static const struct module_info module_list[] = {
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.h b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.h
index d61928c4b..4d0e604f9 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.h
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.h
@@ -82,5 +82,6 @@ void module_add_listener(struct module *module,
 
 void module_args_add_props(struct pw_properties *props, const char *str);
 int module_args_to_audioinfo(struct impl *impl, struct pw_properties *props, struct spa_audio_info_raw *info);
+bool module_args_parse_bool(const char *str);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-loopback.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-loopback.c
index 568f50a66..11cb88ec0 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-loopback.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-loopback.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ struct module *create_module_loopback(struct impl *impl, const char *argument)
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "remix")) != NULL) {
 		/* Note that the boolean is inverted */
 		pw_properties_set(playback_props, PW_KEY_STREAM_DONT_REMIX,
-				pw_properties_parse_bool(str) ? "false" : "true");
+				module_args_parse_bool(str) ? "false" : "true");
 		pw_properties_set(props, "remix", NULL);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-sink.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-sink.c
index ecd9f750f..d8cc0d94c 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-sink.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ struct module *create_module_remap_sink(struct impl *impl, const char *argument)
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "remix")) != NULL) {
 		/* Note that the boolean is inverted */
 		pw_properties_set(playback_props, PW_KEY_STREAM_DONT_REMIX,
-				pw_properties_parse_bool(str) ? "false" : "true");
+				module_args_parse_bool(str) ? "false" : "true");
 		pw_properties_set(props, "remix", NULL);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-source.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-source.c
index 74aa07dc5..6d24eb0ef 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-source.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-source.c
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ struct module *create_module_remap_source(struct impl *impl, const char *argumen
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "remix")) != NULL) {
 		/* Note that the boolean is inverted */
 		pw_properties_set(capture_props, PW_KEY_STREAM_DONT_REMIX,
-				pw_properties_parse_bool(str) ? "false" : "true");
+				module_args_parse_bool(str) ? "false" : "true");
 		pw_properties_set(props, "remix", NULL);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-switch-on-connect.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-switch-on-connect.c
index 4aab37452..8b64563cf 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-switch-on-connect.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-switch-on-connect.c
@@ -268,12 +268,12 @@ struct module *create_module_switch_on_connect(struct impl *impl, const char *ar
 		module_args_add_props(props, argument);
 
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "only_from_unavailable")) != NULL) {
-		only_from_unavailable = pw_properties_parse_bool(str);
+		only_from_unavailable = module_args_parse_bool(str);
 		pw_properties_set(props, "only_from_unavailable", NULL);
 	}
 
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "ignore_virtual")) != NULL) {
-		ignore_virtual = pw_properties_parse_bool(str);
+		ignore_virtual = module_args_parse_bool(str);
 		pw_properties_set(props, "ignore_virtual", NULL);
 	}