diff --git a/src/pulse/thread-mainloop.c b/src/pulse/thread-mainloop.c
index 5309b979723d2034fb6b6f702e963a5ef27ee8b6..1fb8de4edc558c8bcfc9f2beb92cacd646bb68e9 100644
--- a/src/pulse/thread-mainloop.c
+++ b/src/pulse/thread-mainloop.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ pa_threaded_mainloop *pa_threaded_mainloop_new(void) {
         return NULL;
     }
 
-    m->mutex = pa_mutex_new(true, true);
+    m->mutex = pa_mutex_new(true, false);
     m->cond = pa_cond_new();
     m->accept_cond = pa_cond_new();