diff --git a/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_bootloop.sh b/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_bootloop.sh
index da9296dbe23d..30a0e490870f 100755
--- a/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_bootloop.sh
+++ b/tools/kmod_scripts/sof_bootloop.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+enable_pulseaudio="; autospawn = yes"
+disable_pulseaudio="  autospawn = no"
+
+sed -i "s/$enable_pulseaudio/$disable_pulseaudio/" /etc/pulse/client.conf
+killall pulseaudio
+
 set -e
 
 MAXLOOPS=100
@@ -11,3 +17,5 @@ while [ $COUNTER -lt $MAXLOOPS ]; do
     dmesg > boot_$COUNTER.bootlog
     let COUNTER+=1
 done
+
+sed -i "s/$disable_pulseaudio/$enable_pulseaudio/" /etc/pulse/client.conf