diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pipewire/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pipewire/default.nix
index 8fc3ecb3873..60c08f2906c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pipewire/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pipewire/default.nix
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
+  preFixup = ''
+    # The rpaths mistakenly points to libpulseaudio instead
+    for file in "$pulse"/lib/*.so; do
+      oldrpath="$(patchelf --print-rpath "$file")"
+      patchelf --set-rpath "$pulse/lib:$oldrpath" "$file"
+    done
+  '';
+
   passthru.tests = {
     installedTests = nixosTests.installed-tests.pipewire;