diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e31cc9de4b0d..e332c6b15b33 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7424,7 +7424,9 @@ let
 
   ncmpcpp = callPackage ../applications/audio/ncmpcpp { };
 
-  MPlayer = callPackage ../applications/video/MPlayer { };
+  MPlayer = callPackage ../applications/video/MPlayer {
+    pulseSupport = config.pulseaudio or false;
+  };
 
   MPlayerPlugin = browser:
     import ../applications/networking/browsers/mozilla-plugins/mplayerplug-in {