diff --git a/src/pipewire/mem.c b/src/pipewire/mem.c
index 31e9f6d76..4433af7d8 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/mem.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/mem.c
@@ -155,19 +155,26 @@ struct pw_mempool *pw_mempool_new(struct pw_properties *props)
 	return this;
 }
 
-void pw_mempool_destroy(struct pw_mempool *pool)
+void pw_mempool_clear(struct pw_mempool *pool)
 {
 	struct mempool *impl = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(pool, struct mempool, this);
 	struct memblock *b;
 
+	spa_list_consume(b, &impl->blocks, link)
+		pw_memblock_free(&b->this);
+}
+
+void pw_mempool_destroy(struct pw_mempool *pool)
+{
+	struct mempool *impl = SPA_CONTAINER_OF(pool, struct mempool, this);
+
 	pw_log_debug(NAME" %p: destroy", pool);
 
 	pw_mempool_emit_destroy(impl);
 
-	spa_list_remove(&impl->link);
+	pw_mempool_clear(pool);
 
-	spa_list_consume(b, &impl->blocks, link)
-		pw_memblock_free(&b->this);
+	spa_list_remove(&impl->link);
 
 	pw_map_clear(&impl->map);
 	if (pool->props)
diff --git a/src/pipewire/mem.h b/src/pipewire/mem.h
index 5d3946780..433b2c7bc 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/mem.h
+++ b/src/pipewire/mem.h
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ void pw_mempool_add_listener(struct pw_mempool *pool,
                             const struct pw_mempool_events *events,
                             void *data);
 
-/** Destroy a pool */
+/** Clear a pool */
+void pw_mempool_clear(struct pw_mempool *pool);
+
+/** Clear and destroy a pool */
 void pw_mempool_destroy(struct pw_mempool *pool);