diff --git a/ext/pulse/pulsemixerctrl.c b/ext/pulse/pulsemixerctrl.c
index 41b68cfcd2..ae807c6609 100644
--- a/ext/pulse/pulsemixerctrl.c
+++ b/ext/pulse/pulsemixerctrl.c
@@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ gst_pulsemixer_ctrl_sink_info_cb (pa_context * context, const pa_sink_info * i,
   c->type = GST_PULSEMIXER_SINK;
 
   if (c->track) {
-    int i = g_atomic_int_get ((gint *) & c->track->flags);
+    GstMixerTrackFlags flags = c->track->flags;
 
-    i = (i & ~GST_MIXER_TRACK_MUTE) | (c->muted ? GST_MIXER_TRACK_MUTE : 0);
-    g_atomic_int_set ((gint *) & c->track->flags, i);
+    flags =
+        (flags & ~GST_MIXER_TRACK_MUTE) | (c->muted ? GST_MIXER_TRACK_MUTE : 0);
+    c->track->flags = flags;
   }
 
   c->operation_success = 1;
@@ -142,10 +143,11 @@ gst_pulsemixer_ctrl_source_info_cb (pa_context * context,
   c->type = GST_PULSEMIXER_SOURCE;
 
   if (c->track) {
-    int i = g_atomic_int_get ((gint *) & c->track->flags);
+    GstMixerTrackFlags flags = c->track->flags;
 
-    i = (i & ~GST_MIXER_TRACK_MUTE) | (c->muted ? GST_MIXER_TRACK_MUTE : 0);
-    g_atomic_int_set ((gint *) & c->track->flags, i);
+    flags =
+        (flags & ~GST_MIXER_TRACK_MUTE) | (c->muted ? GST_MIXER_TRACK_MUTE : 0);
+    c->track->flags = flags;
   }
 
   c->operation_success = 1;
@@ -572,10 +574,11 @@ gst_pulsemixer_ctrl_set_mute (GstPulseMixerCtrl * c, GstMixerTrack * track,
   c->update_mute = TRUE;
 
   if (c->track) {
-    int i = g_atomic_int_get ((gint *) & c->track->flags);
+    GstMixerTrackFlags flags = c->track->flags;
 
-    i = (i & ~GST_MIXER_TRACK_MUTE) | (c->muted ? GST_MIXER_TRACK_MUTE : 0);
-    g_atomic_int_set ((gint *) & c->track->flags, i);
+    flags =
+        (flags & ~GST_MIXER_TRACK_MUTE) | (c->muted ? GST_MIXER_TRACK_MUTE : 0);
+    c->track->flags = flags;
   }
 
   restart_time_event (c);