diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pipewire/wireplumber.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pipewire/wireplumber.nix
index 6600e50f25ad..14b75f770a12 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pipewire/wireplumber.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pipewire/wireplumber.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitLab
+, fetchpatch
 , nix-update-script
 , # base build deps
   meson
@@ -38,6 +39,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-3NrzOsL0MekxMMXCFubEkazzSWFNsjUsX8n2ECcr7yY=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # fix sound not working in VMs
+    # FIXME: drop in next release
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/wireplumber/-/commit/c16e637c329bc9dda8544b18f5bd47a8d63ee253.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-xhhAlhOovwIjwAxXxvHRTG4GzpIPYvKQE2F4ZP1Udq8=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     pkg-config