diff --git a/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix
index f1fc2a3573b7..056710a588f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/pulseaudio/default.nix
@@ -165,6 +165,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   + lib.optionalString (!libOnly) ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin
     ln -st $out/bin $out/.bin-unwrapped/*
+
+    # Ensure that service files use the wrapped binaries.
+    find "$out" -name "*.service" | while read f; do
+        substituteInPlace "$f" --replace "$out/.bin-unwrapped/" "$out/bin/"
+    done
   '';
 
   meta = {