diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/linphone/linphone-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/linphone/linphone-desktop/default.nix
index 387c76c06f04..5f3d4de66b5a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/linphone/linphone-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/linphone/linphone-desktop/default.nix
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   preInstall = ''
     mkdir -p $out/share/linphone
-    mkdir -p $out/share/sounds/linphone
     mkdir -p $out/share/belr
   '';
 
@@ -156,6 +155,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     ln -s ${mediastreamer2}/lib/mediastreamer/plugins/* $out/lib/mediastreamer/plugins/
     ln -s ${grammars} $out/share/belr/grammars
 
+    mkdir -p $out/share/sounds/linphone/
+    ln -s ${liblinphone}/share/sounds/linphone/rings $out/share/sounds/linphone/rings
+
     wrapProgram $out/bin/linphone \
       --unset QML2_IMPORT_PATH \
       --set MEDIASTREAMER_PLUGINS_DIR $out/lib/mediastreamer/plugins