diff --git a/src/core/config/desktop_linux.pri b/src/core/config/desktop_linux.pri
index 7f28cb36ba9aafad6dca2f1f5a9f59dc4b90c6c1..57fb39f6e59923f4eae9310018e1ffe75f5fadac 100644
--- a/src/core/config/desktop_linux.pri
+++ b/src/core/config/desktop_linux.pri
@@ -14,3 +14,4 @@ GYP_CONFIG += \
     use_kerberos=0 \
     use_pango=0 \
 
+!contains(QT_CONFIG, pulseaudio): GYP_CONFIG += use_pulseaudio=0