diff --git a/package/qemu/qemu.mk b/package/qemu/qemu.mk
index 87ecad5b52..6aaed32336 100644
--- a/package/qemu/qemu.mk
+++ b/package/qemu/qemu.mk
@@ -241,6 +241,13 @@ else
 QEMU_OPTS += --disable-numa
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PIPEWIRE),y)
+QEMU_OPTS += --enable-pipewire
+QEMU_DEPENDENCIES += pipewire
+else
+QEMU_OPTS += --disable-pipewire
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_SPICE),y)
 QEMU_OPTS += --enable-spice
 QEMU_DEPENDENCIES += spice
@@ -484,6 +491,7 @@ define HOST_QEMU_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 		--disable-netmap \
 		--disable-oss \
 		--disable-pa \
+		--disable-pipewire \
 		--disable-sdl \
 		--disable-selinux \
 		--disable-vde \