diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
index 6846b3d9e..1983f3543 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
@@ -4004,7 +4004,9 @@ static uint64_t bytes_to_usec(uint64_t length, const struct sample_spec *ss)
 static int fill_sample_info(struct client *client, struct message *m,
 		struct sample *sample)
 {
-	struct volume vol = VOLUME_INIT;
+	struct volume vol;
+
+	volume_make(&vol, sample->ss.channels);
 
 	message_put(m,
 		TAG_U32, sample->index,
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/volume.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/volume.c
index e400f6710..91eb69723 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/volume.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/volume.c
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ static inline bool volume_valid(const struct volume *vol)
 	return true;
 }
 
+static inline void volume_make(struct volume *vol, uint8_t channels)
+{
+	uint8_t i;
+	for (i = 0; i < channels; i++)
+		vol->values[i] = 1.0f;
+	vol->channels = channels;
+}
+
 struct volume_info {
 	struct volume volume;
 	struct channel_map map;