diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 830b1505370..2d182586cec 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -18735,7 +18735,7 @@ in
 
   spotifyd = callPackage ../applications/audio/spotifyd {
     withALSA = stdenv.isLinux;
-    withPulseAudio = config.pulseaudio or true;
+    withPulseAudio = config.pulseaudio or stdenv.isLinux;
     withPortAudio = stdenv.isDarwin;
   };