diff --git a/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix
index c23df0c0ab04..1e2ffd31d944 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gnum4, gdbm, libtool, glib, dbus, hal, avahi
-, gconf, liboil, libX11, libICE, libSM, intltool, gettext
+, gconf, liboil, libX11, libICE, libSM, intltool, gettext, alsaLib
 , libsamplerate, libsndfile, speex }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -12,11 +12,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     pkgconfig gnum4 gdbm libtool glib dbus hal avahi gconf liboil
-    libsamplerate libsndfile speex
+    libsamplerate libsndfile speex alsaLib
     libX11 libICE libSM
     intltool gettext
   ];
 
+  preConfigure = ''
+    # Disable the ConsoleKit module since we don't currently have that
+    # on NixOS.
+    sed -i "src/daemon/default.pa.in" \
+        -e 's/^\( *load-module \+module-console-kit\)/# \1/g'
+  '';
+
   configureFlags = ''
     --disable-solaris --disable-jack --disable-bluez --disable-polkit --with-x --enable-asyncdns --localstatedir=/var
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 343656730fc9..edb9c2ba8e03 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5787,6 +5787,7 @@ let
     inherit (gtkLibs) glib;
     inherit (xlibs) libX11 libICE libSM;
     gconf = gnome.GConf;
+    alsaLib = alsa_1_0_19.alsaLib;  # Needs ALSA >= 1.0.17.
   };
 
   tomcat_connectors = import ../servers/http/apache-modules/tomcat-connectors {