diff --git a/dlls/winepulse.drv/mmdevdrv.c b/dlls/winepulse.drv/mmdevdrv.c
index 1531a2c0075..4c962069c97 100644
--- a/dlls/winepulse.drv/mmdevdrv.c
+++ b/dlls/winepulse.drv/mmdevdrv.c
@@ -868,24 +868,9 @@ static ULONG WINAPI AudioClient_Release(IAudioClient3 *iface)
     TRACE("(%p) Refcount now %u\n", This, ref);
     if (!ref) {
         if (This->pulse_stream) {
-            if(This->timer) {
-                This->pulse_stream->please_quit = TRUE;
-                WaitForSingleObject(This->timer, INFINITE);
-                CloseHandle(This->timer);
-            }
-
-            pulse->lock();
-            if (PA_STREAM_IS_GOOD(pa_stream_get_state(This->pulse_stream->stream))) {
-                pa_stream_disconnect(This->pulse_stream->stream);
-                while (PA_STREAM_IS_GOOD(pa_stream_get_state(This->pulse_stream->stream)))
-                    pulse->cond_wait();
-            }
-            pa_stream_unref(This->pulse_stream->stream);
-            HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, This->pulse_stream->tmp_buffer);
-            HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, This->pulse_stream->peek_buffer);
-            HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, This->pulse_stream->local_buffer);
-            HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, This->pulse_stream);
+            pulse->release_stream(This->pulse_stream, This->timer);
             This->pulse_stream = NULL;
+            pulse->lock();
             list_remove(&This->entry);
             pulse->unlock();
         }
diff --git a/dlls/winepulse.drv/pulse.c b/dlls/winepulse.drv/pulse.c
index 5f4998e641f..23b362c8689 100644
--- a/dlls/winepulse.drv/pulse.c
+++ b/dlls/winepulse.drv/pulse.c
@@ -477,6 +477,29 @@ fail:
     return E_FAIL;
 }
 
+static void WINAPI pulse_release_stream(struct pulse_stream *stream, HANDLE timer)
+{
+    if(timer) {
+        stream->please_quit = TRUE;
+        NtWaitForSingleObject(timer, FALSE, NULL);
+        NtClose(timer);
+    }
+
+    pulse_lock();
+    if (PA_STREAM_IS_GOOD(pa_stream_get_state(stream->stream))) {
+        pa_stream_disconnect(stream->stream);
+        while (PA_STREAM_IS_GOOD(pa_stream_get_state(stream->stream)))
+            pulse_cond_wait();
+    }
+    pa_stream_unref(stream->stream);
+    pulse_unlock();
+
+    RtlFreeHeap(GetProcessHeap(), 0, stream->tmp_buffer);
+    RtlFreeHeap(GetProcessHeap(), 0, stream->peek_buffer);
+    RtlFreeHeap(GetProcessHeap(), 0, stream->local_buffer);
+    RtlFreeHeap(GetProcessHeap(), 0, stream);
+}
+
 static const struct unix_funcs unix_funcs =
 {
     pulse_lock,
@@ -485,6 +508,7 @@ static const struct unix_funcs unix_funcs =
     pulse_broadcast,
     pulse_main_loop,
     pulse_connect,
+    pulse_release_stream,
     pulse_test_connect,
 };
 
diff --git a/dlls/winepulse.drv/unixlib.h b/dlls/winepulse.drv/unixlib.h
index 89d3c05611a..d02ab4fdf07 100644
--- a/dlls/winepulse.drv/unixlib.h
+++ b/dlls/winepulse.drv/unixlib.h
@@ -65,5 +65,6 @@ struct unix_funcs
     void (WINAPI *broadcast)(void);
     void (WINAPI *main_loop)(void);
     HRESULT (WINAPI *connect)(const char *name, pa_context **ret);
+    void (WINAPI *release_stream)(struct pulse_stream *stream, HANDLE timer);
     HRESULT (WINAPI *test_connect)(const char *name, struct pulse_config *config);
 };