diff --git a/packages/audio/alsa/meta b/packages/audio/alsa/meta
index 512a494749..5a494cdb61 100644
--- a/packages/audio/alsa/meta
+++ b/packages/audio/alsa/meta
@@ -34,3 +34,9 @@ PKG_LONGDESC="ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) is the next generation Li
 PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
+
+if [ "$PULSEAUDIO_SUPPORT" = yes ]; then
+  PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS alsa-plugins"
+  PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="$PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS alsa-plugins"
+fi
+