diff --git a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
index 245222160..ac9fae124 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-client-node/remote-node.c
@@ -971,6 +971,7 @@ static void clear_mix(struct node_data *data, struct mix *mix)
 
 	spa_list_remove(&mix->mix.link);
 	spa_list_append(&data->free_mix, &mix->link);
+	pw_impl_port_release_mix(mix->port, &mix->mix);
 }
 
 static void clean_node(struct node_data *d)