diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c
index 4b4e8a558..5b57c1288 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.c
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ static void on_module_unload(void *data, uint64_t count)
 	module_unload(NULL, module);
 }
 
+void module_schedule_unload(struct module *module)
+{
+	pw_loop_signal_event(module->impl->loop, module->unload);
+}
+
 struct module *module_new(struct impl *impl, const struct module_methods *methods, size_t user_data)
 {
 	struct module *module;
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.h b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.h
index b75d6a372..ad14374e9 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.h
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/module.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ struct module {
 };
 
 struct module *module_new(struct impl *impl, const struct module_methods *methods, size_t user_data);
+void module_schedule_unload(struct module *module);
 
 void module_args_add_props(struct pw_properties *props, const char *str);
 int module_args_to_audioinfo(struct impl *impl, struct pw_properties *props, struct spa_audio_info_raw *info);
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-loopback.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-loopback.c
index 226400c1c..e03ec4c9a 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-loopback.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-loopback.c
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ static void on_core_error(void *data, uint32_t id, int seq, int res, const char
 			id, seq, res, spa_strerror(res), message);
 
 	if (id == PW_ID_CORE && res == -EPIPE)
-		pw_loop_signal_event(module->impl->loop, module->unload);
+		module_schedule_unload(module);
 }
 
 static const struct pw_core_events core_events = {
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static void on_stream_state_changed(void *data, enum pw_stream_state old,
 
 	if (state == PW_STREAM_STATE_UNCONNECTED) {
 		pw_log_info("stream disconnected, unloading");
-		pw_loop_signal_event(module->impl->loop, module->unload);
+		module_schedule_unload(module);
 	}
 }