diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktops/pipewire/pipewire.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/pipewire/pipewire.nix
index 263b573076f..dd1f5e3a018 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/desktops/pipewire/pipewire.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/pipewire/pipewire.nix
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ in {
     environment.etc."pipewire/pipewire.conf" = {
       source = json.generate "pipewire.conf" configs.pipewire;
     };
-    environment.etc."pipewire/pipewire-pulse.conf" = {
+    environment.etc."pipewire/pipewire-pulse.conf" = mkIf cfg.pulse.enable {
       source = json.generate "pipewire-pulse.conf" configs.pipewire-pulse;
     };