diff --git a/src/pulsecore/sink.c b/src/pulsecore/sink.c
index 5ca245340..454285fcd 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/sink.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/sink.c
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ pa_bool_t pa_sink_update_rate(pa_sink *s, uint32_t rate, pa_bool_t passthrough)
             desired_rate = rate; /* use stream sampling rate, discard default/alternate settings */
         }
 
-        if (passthrough || pa_sink_used_by(s) == 0) {
+        if (passthrough || pa_sink_linked_by(s) == 0) {
             pa_sink_suspend(s, TRUE, PA_SUSPEND_IDLE); /* needed before rate update, will be resumed automatically */
         }
 
diff --git a/src/pulsecore/source.c b/src/pulsecore/source.c
index e70e446b3..6da6ef249 100644
--- a/src/pulsecore/source.c
+++ b/src/pulsecore/source.c
@@ -972,7 +972,7 @@ pa_bool_t pa_source_update_rate(pa_source *s, uint32_t rate, pa_bool_t passthrou
             desired_rate = rate; /* use stream sampling rate, discard default/alternate settings */
         }
 
-        if (passthrough || pa_source_used_by(s) == 0) {
+        if (passthrough || pa_source_linked_by(s) == 0) {
             pa_source_suspend(s, TRUE, PA_SUSPEND_IDLE); /* needed before rate update, will be resumed automatically */
         }