diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
index f50b903e6..16b01c2e7 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
@@ -422,6 +422,7 @@ in
 
     # alsaUtils amixer, aplay, speaker-test, ...
     alsaUtils.sandbox.whitelistAudio = true;  #< not strictly necessary?
+    alsaUtils.sandbox.extraPaths = [ "/dev/snd" ];
 
     backblaze-b2 = {};