diff --git a/libs/backends/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_backend.cc b/libs/backends/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_backend.cc
index 17d4288a7e..5ebb1f398e 100644
--- a/libs/backends/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_backend.cc
+++ b/libs/backends/pulseaudio/pulseaudio_backend.cc
@@ -297,8 +297,9 @@ PulseAudioBackend::init_pulse ()
 	/* https://freedesktop.org/software/pulseaudio/doxygen/def_8h.html#a6966d809483170bc6d2e6c16188850fc */
 	pa_stream_flags_t sf = (pa_stream_flags_t) (
 			  (int)PA_STREAM_START_CORKED
+#if 0 /* may happen during freewheel export */
 			| (int)PA_STREAM_FAIL_ON_SUSPEND
-
+#endif
 			| (int)PA_STREAM_NO_REMAP_CHANNELS
 			| (int)PA_STREAM_NO_REMIX_CHANNELS
 			| (int)PA_STREAM_EARLY_REQUESTS