diff --git a/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix
index 784b5a2ce94..3930c45a097 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ let
   optCoreaudio = if libOnly then null else shouldUsePkg coreaudio;
   optAlsaLib = if libOnly then null else shouldUsePkg alsaLib;
   optEsound = if libOnly then null else shouldUsePkg esound;
-  optGlib = if libOnly then null else shouldUsePkg glib;
+  optGlib = shouldUsePkg glib;
   optGtk3 = if libOnly || !hasXlibs then null else shouldUsePkg gtk3;
   optGconf = if libOnly then null else shouldUsePkg gconf;
   optAvahi = if libOnly then null else shouldUsePkg avahi;