diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/cava/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/cava/default.nix
index 3acc83d6a65e..af3d35e0b91f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/cava/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/cava/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 , SDL2
 , libGL
 , withSDL2 ? false
-, withPipewire ? false
+, withPipewire ? true
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {