diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pipewire/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pipewire/default.nix
index 84be326dd553..6d5a19409b69 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pipewire/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pipewire/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 , python3
 , meson
 , ninja
+, elogind
 , systemd
 , enableSystemd ? true # enableSystemd=false maintained by maintainers.qyliss.
 , pkg-config
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation(finalAttrs: {
     ncurses
     readline
     sbc
-  ] ++ (if enableSystemd then [ systemd ] else [ udev ])
+  ] ++ (if enableSystemd then [ systemd ] else [ elogind udev ])
   ++ (if lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform webrtc-audio-processing_1 then [ webrtc-audio-processing_1 ] else [ webrtc-audio-processing ])
   ++ lib.optional (lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform ldacbt) ldacbt
   ++ lib.optional zeroconfSupport avahi
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation(finalAttrs: {
     (lib.mesonEnable "avahi" zeroconfSupport)
     (lib.mesonEnable "gstreamer" true)
     (lib.mesonEnable "gstreamer-device-provider" true)
+    (lib.mesonOption "logind-provider" (if enableSystemd then "libsystemd" else "libelogind"))
     (lib.mesonEnable "systemd" enableSystemd)
     (lib.mesonEnable "systemd-system-service" enableSystemd)
     (lib.mesonEnable "udev" (!enableSystemd))