diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ab78642b186..1b0848dd511 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6359,7 +6359,9 @@ let
 
   mpg321 = callPackage ../applications/audio/mpg321 { };
 
-  MPlayer = callPackage ../applications/video/MPlayer { };
+  MPlayer = callPackage ../applications/video/MPlayer { 
+    pulseSupport = getConfig [ "pulseaudio" ] false;
+  };
 
   MPlayerPlugin = browser:
     import ../applications/networking/browsers/mozilla-plugins/mplayerplug-in {