diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
index 3b5fafb30..16ebd7685 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/pulse-server.c
@@ -1555,7 +1555,6 @@ static void stream_process(void *data)
 				pw_stream_flush(stream->stream, true);
 			} else {
 				pd.underrun_for = size;
-				pd.playing_for = size;
 				pd.underrun = true;
 			}
 			pd.read_index += size;