diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/mumble/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/mumble/default.nix
index 8ed7c8d64d4..43fbe952b18 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/mumble/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/mumble/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, qt4, boost, speechd, protobuf, libsndfile,
- speex, libopus, avahi, pkgconfig,
-jackSupport ? false, 
-jackaudio ? null }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, qt4, boost, protobuf, libsndfile
+, speex, libopus, avahi, pkgconfig
+, jackSupport ? false
+, jackaudio ? null
+, speechdSupport ? false
+, speechd ? null
+}:
 
+assert jackSupport -> jackaudio != null;
+assert speechdSupport -> speechd != null;
 
+let
+  optional = stdenv.lib.optional;
+  optionalString = stdenv.lib.optionalString;
+in
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "mumble-" + version;
   version = "1.2.4";
@@ -13,35 +22,33 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "16wwj6gwcnyjlnzh7wk0l255ldxmbwx0wi652sdp20lsv61q7kx1";
   };
 
-  patchPhase = ''
-    patch -p1 < ${ ./mumble-jack-support.patch }
-  '';
+  patches = optional jackSupport ./mumble-jack-support.patch;
 
   configurePhase = ''
     qmake CONFIG+=no-g15 CONFIG+=no-update CONFIG+=no-server \
       CONFIG+=no-embed-qt-translations CONFIG+=packaged \
       CONFIG+=bundled-celt CONFIG+=no-bundled-opus \
+      ${optionalString (!speechdSupport) "CONFIG+=no-speechd"} \
+      ${optionalString jackSupport "CONFIG+=no-oss CONFIG+=no-alsa CONFIG+=jackaudio"} \
       CONFIG+=no-bundled-speex
-  '' 
-  + stdenv.lib.optionalString jackSupport ''
-    CONFIG+=no-oss CONFIG+=no-alsa CONFIG+=jackaudio
   '';
 
 
-  buildInputs = [ qt4 boost speechd protobuf libsndfile speex
+  buildInputs = [ qt4 boost protobuf libsndfile speex
     libopus avahi pkgconfig ]
-    ++ (stdenv.lib.optional jackSupport jackaudio);
+    ++ (optional jackSupport jackaudio)
+    ++ (optional speechdSupport speechd);
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out
     cp -r ./release $out/bin
   '';
 
-  meta = { 
-    homepage = http://mumble.sourceforge.net/;
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; { 
+    homepage = "http://mumble.sourceforge.net/";
     description = "Low-latency, high quality voice chat software";
-    license = "BSD";
-    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
-    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ viric ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 929fd87e963..b9dd8bd4b8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8371,6 +8371,7 @@ let
       withLibdnssdCompat = true;
     };
     jackSupport = config.mumble.jackSupport or false;
+    speechdSupport = config.mumble.speechdSupport or false;
   };
 
   murmur = callPackage ../applications/networking/mumble/murmur.nix {