diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 747932298b8..ae80c4cee1b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8215,7 +8215,9 @@ let
     openglSupport = mesaSupported;
     alsaSupport = stdenv.isLinux;
     x11Support = !stdenv.isCygwin;
-    pulseaudioSupport = stdenv.isLinux;
+    pulseaudioSupport = if (config ? pulseaudio)
+                        then config.pulseaudio
+                        else stdenv.isLinux;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) OpenGL CoreAudio CoreServices AudioUnit Kernel Cocoa;
   };
 
@@ -8237,7 +8239,7 @@ let
     openglSupport = mesaSupported;
     alsaSupport = stdenv.isLinux;
     x11Support = !stdenv.isCygwin;
-    pulseaudioSupport = false; # better go through ALSA
+    pulseaudioSupport = config.pulseaudio or false; # better go through ALSA
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) AudioUnit Cocoa CoreAudio CoreServices ForceFeedback OpenGL;
   };