diff --git a/audio/out/ao_pipewire.c b/audio/out/ao_pipewire.c
index 7b094b3f65..a04ae9d3d0 100644
--- a/audio/out/ao_pipewire.c
+++ b/audio/out/ao_pipewire.c
@@ -206,8 +206,7 @@ static void on_process(void *userdata)
 #endif
     end_time -= pw_stream_get_nsec(p->stream) - time.now;
 
-    bool eof;
-    int samples = ao_read_data(ao, data, nframes, end_time, &eof, false, false);
+    int samples = ao_read_data(ao, data, nframes, end_time, NULL, false, false);
     b->size = samples;
 
     for (int i = 0; i < buf->n_datas; i++) {
@@ -218,11 +217,6 @@ static void on_process(void *userdata)
 
     pw_stream_queue_buffer(p->stream, b);
 
-    if (eof) {
-        pw_stream_flush(p->stream, true);
-        ao_stop_streaming(ao);
-    }
-
     MP_TRACE(ao, "queued %d of %d samples\n", samples, nframes);
 }