diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/wireplumber.nix b/hosts/common/programs/wireplumber.nix
index dc01d8d0..bc4d90a0 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/wireplumber.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/wireplumber.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
-{ ... }:
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
 {
   sane.programs.wireplumber = {
+    packageUnwrapped = pkgs.wireplumber.override {
+      # use the same pipewire as configured to run against.
+      pipewire = config.sane.programs.pipewire.packageUnwrapped;
+    };
+
     sandbox.method = "bwrap";
     # sandbox.whitelistDbus = [
     #   "system"  #< so it can request better scheduling from rtkit