diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
index 6d07f54c0..27205ce13 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ static int do_create_record_stream(struct client *client, uint32_t command, uint
 				n_valid_formats++;
 			}
 		}
-		if (n_params < MAX_FORMATS &&
+		else if (n_params < MAX_FORMATS &&
 		    (params[n_params] = format_build_param(&b,
 				SPA_PARAM_EnumFormat, &ss,
 				ss.channels > 0 ? &map : NULL)) != NULL) {