diff --git a/src/modules/module-pulse-tunnel.c b/src/modules/module-pulse-tunnel.c
index 916400d22..be89a51b3 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-pulse-tunnel.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-pulse-tunnel.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ static void update_rate(struct impl *impl, bool playback)
 			impl->current_latency, impl->target_latency);
 
 	SPA_FLAG_SET(impl->rate_match->flags, SPA_IO_RATE_MATCH_FLAG_ACTIVE);
-	impl->rate_match->rate = corr;
+	impl->rate_match->rate = 1.0f / corr;
 }
 
 static void playback_stream_process(void *d)
diff --git a/src/modules/module-rtp-source.c b/src/modules/module-rtp-source.c
index bc25cdc3d..6d1443e6c 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-rtp-source.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-rtp-source.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static void stream_process(void *data)
 
 			if (sess->rate_match) {
 				SPA_FLAG_SET(sess->rate_match->flags, SPA_IO_RATE_MATCH_FLAG_ACTIVE);
-				sess->rate_match->rate = corr;
+				sess->rate_match->rate = 1.0f / corr;
 			}
 		}
 		spa_ringbuffer_read_data(&sess->ring,