diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/audacious/plugins.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/audacious/plugins.nix
index 3de5865d0d90..3fc093a69b39 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/audacious/plugins.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/audacious/plugins.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   NIX_LDFLAGS = "-L${audacious}/lib/audacious"; # needed because we override pluginlibdir
 
+  # `--enable-amidiplug' is to prevent configure from looking in /proc/asound.
+  configureFlags = "--enable-amidiplug";
+  
   meta = {
     description = "Plugins for the Audacious media player";
     homepage = http://audacious-media-player.org/;